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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 I

…nd public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation.The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-6

The local commission is set up by the representative of the State in the department. This determines, in the decision setting up the commission, the number of members of the commission and draws its m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-41

The secretariat of the national commission informs, by any means, the members of the national commission of applications for authorisation to operate a business and of the decisions or opinions of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…on belonging to an equivalent category under foreign law and located in another Member State of the European Union, in a State party to the European Economic Area or in a third country imposing equiva…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter C

…n in respect of such transactions; > 2° They are resident in France, in another Member State of the European Union or in a State or territory that has concluded an agreement with France allowing autom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-17

…ing code, the applicant, the State representative in the department, any member of the departmental commercial development commission, any professional whose activity, carried out within the boundarie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

Reclassification leave may include periods of work during which it is suspended. These periods of work are carried out for any employer, with the exception of private individuals, under fixed-term emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-4

Where applicable, the deductions provided for in the agreement referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 141-2 are made in priority from the net profit for the year.A 5% deduction from the net…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-8

…ded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference between the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R3341-2-1

…financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year. However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the financial year shall be charged against the appropria…

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