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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1503

I. - The representative of the administration and the communal direct tax commission draw up the list of reference premises referred to in article 1496, determine their weighted surface area and estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5216-11

By way of derogation from article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised, by the State representative in the department after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal c…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

Article R1434-36

…ch Territorial Health Board is made up of a plenary assembly, a bureau, a specialised mental health commission and a specific committee for organising the expression of users.The specialised mental he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° Tax credit for video game creators

Article 220 terdecies

I. - Video game creation companies subject to corporation tax or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 quindecies, 44 sexdecies and 44 septdecies may benefi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 2312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-6

…nt et des produits de santé makes use of the derogation mentioned in V of article L. 5121-12-1, the compassionate prescription framework is accompanied by a protocol for therapeutic use and patient fo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

The Managing Director of the Agency is appointed by decree on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Tourism. He organises and manages the agency. In particular, h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…ransmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the solvency and financial position report, the regular report to the supervisor and the annual quantitative statements referred to in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

…sign, the electronic voting system shall be subject to an independent assessment designed to verify compliance with the guarantees provided for in this sub-section by the entire system, both as instal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-2

…ence of a registered office, their effective management in a State which is neither a member of the European Union nor a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 2. Credit institutions an…

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