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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…work 218131. Reimbursement of medical expenses Supporting documents relating to medical and pharmaceutical expenses or those incurred as a result of the patient's situation, payable by the local auth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

I. - Property expenses deductible in determining net income include:1° For urban properties:a) Repair and maintenance expenses actually borne by the owner;a bis) Insurance premiums;a ter) The amount o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK III

Article

III - 1. Automatic financial aid for the production and preparation of audiovisual worksIII-1.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for a production investment allowance(Articles 31…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-21

…shment.The establishment shall contribute its human and material resources to the implementation of European aptitude tests and tests in the sporting discipline in question.Clause 5. - The establishme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

I. - The public establishments for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in I of article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member communes for the application of the provisions relating to the busines…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II à l'article R4312-6

…tle as possible. The ocular systems of this personal protective equipment have a degree of optical neutrality compatible with the more or less meticulous or prolonged nature of the user's foreseeable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

European standardised pre-contractual information for home loansEUROPEAN STANDARDISED INFORMATION SHEET (ESIS)PART AThe text of the model below is reproduced as it appears in the ESIS. The information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…quity securities, denominated in a foreign currency and whose acquisition was financed in francs or euros, the conversion differences mentioned in this paragraph and recorded on these securities are n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…close of a financial year, two of the following three criteria: -balance sheet total: four million euros; -Turnover excluding tax: eight million euros; -average number of employees during the financi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-h…

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