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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-28 bis

…s convened and chaired by its chairman. It examines issues of common interest. Its role is consultative. The chairman of the committee convenes a plenary meeting of the court registrars at least once…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32 bis

…on provided. These systems guarantee the reliable identification of the parties or their representatives, the integrity of the documents sent and the security and confidentiality of exchanges. They ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-21 bis

The magistrates mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2333-120-21 fees, the unit amount of which, as well as the maximum number that may be paid annually by the same rapporteur, are set by joi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII bis : Legal entities liable to corporation tax whose purpose is to transfer the use of movable or immovable property to their members free of charge

Article 239 octies

When a legal entity liable to corporation tax has the purpose of transferring the use of movable or immovable property to its members free of charge, the net value of the benefit in kind thus granted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 000Ib: Specific arrangements for presumption of income and flat-rate taxation based on lifestyle factors

Article 1649 quater-0 B bis

…sessed under the procedures provided for in articles L. 10 and L. 12 of this same book, to have received taxable income equivalent to the market value of this property in respect of the year during wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…ropolis is included in its entirety in the syndicate, this creation, merger or transformation is equivalent to the withdrawal from the syndicate of the communes that are members of the metropolis for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII A: Stamp duties

Article 1723 ter-0 A

The stamp duty provided for in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

…transformation under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5211-41-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales, the business property tax rate of the attached commune is brought into line wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…The public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in 1 of III of Article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member municipalities for the provisions relating to the business proper…

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