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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-14

The Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance meets at least twice a year, when convened jointly by the Prefect of the Region and the Chairman of the Regional Council, who se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-3

Trainees residing in Mayotte or La Réunion who attend a training course for which the State, La Réunion or the Department of Mayotte pays a fee in a territory other than that in which they are domicil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1467

The business property tax is based on the rental value of property subject to property tax located in France, excluding property exempt from property tax on built-up properties under 11°, 12° and 13°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 148

Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from foreign securities which French insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to deposit and keep on deposit abroad, in order to constitute sur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-14

In the absence of an agreement reached between the local authorities and groupings of communes concerned before 1st November, the costs for the following year are apportioned under the following condi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498

I. - The rental value of each built property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

I. - The provisions of articles 1391 and 1391 B are applicable to taxpayers whose income for the year preceding that for which the tax assessment is made does not exceed the sum of 11,885 €, for the f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

Aptitude test I.-Technical safety test. The aim of the technical safety test is to check the candidate's ability to progress safely, at a sustained speed, on Nordic-type hilly terrain, whatever the sn…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-14

The amount of the direct allocation is set at 2.50 euros per admission to cinemas located in the geographical areas affected by the restriction measures during the period in which these measures were…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-14

For the period between 29 September 2021 and 28 December 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 132.11% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 125…

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