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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Administrative fines

Article L8115-7

Fines are recovered in accordance with the procedures laid down for State debts other than taxes and property. Objection to enforcement or opposition to prosecution does not have the effect of suspend…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-2

…may be, with the same rank as that enjoyed by the Treasury pursuant to article 1920 of the General Tax Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-1

…articles L. 8254-1 and L. 8254-3, are mandatory for any transaction worth at least €5,000 excluding tax.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2-1

I. - The départements shall collect a share of the proceeds of the special tax on insurance agreements referred to in Articles 991 to 1004 of the General Tax Code, in accordance with the procedures de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…the syndicate on behalf of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status which are members and all the communes whose population as recorded by the Institut natio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-3

…set out in articles L. 622-24 to L. 622-27 and L. 622-31 to L. 622-33. If the determination of the tax base and calculation of the tax is in progress, the final establishment of the claims of the Pub…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-9

The adjustment to take account of the loss-absorbing capacity of prudential technical provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2 and deferred taxes, referred to in Article R. 352-4, reflects th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-3

…he following articles.II.-For the purposes of this section:a) The amount of turnover is defined exclusive of tax in accordance with the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article D. 123-200. It is a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-37

…it shall proceed in accordance with the R. 322-58 of the same code are applicable to the payment of taxed costs and transfer duties. In addition to the information required for any judgment, the aucti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article R2334-3-1

For the calculation of per capita tax potential and average per capita tax potential mentioned in the fifth paragraph of III° of Article L. 2334-7, the population to be taken into account is that calc…

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