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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Taxable transactions and persons

Article 1635 quater C

The person liable for the development tax is the person who is the beneficiary of the authorisation mentioned in article 1635 quater B on the date on which it is due or, in the event of construction w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-88

The actions provided for in articles L. 1233-84 and L. 1233-87 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-89

The procedures provided for in this sub-section are applicable independently of the other procedures provided for in this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-86

The amount of the contribution paid by the company may not be less than twice the monthly value of the minimum growth wage per job eliminated. However, the administrative authority may set a lower amo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-84

When they carry out a mass redundancy affecting, by its scale, the balance of the employment area or areas in which they are located, the undertakings mentioned in article L. 1233-71 are required to c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

I. - Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment.In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater coll…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-8

I.-When setting up the assets and liabilities affected, the sole trader mentions the nature, quality, quantity and value of the assets, rights, obligations or sureties that he assigns to his professio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-4

Any substantial change in the information provided for in Article R. 123-166-2 must be declared within two months to the prefect who issued the authorisation. When the domiciliation company creates on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chargeability of the tax

Article 1635 quater G

The development tax is payable, depending on the case: 1° On the date of completion of the taxable operations. This date means the date of definitive completion of the operations within the meaning of…

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