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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-2

The amounts of the repayments mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 6131-4 of this code are determined each year, until a date set by order of the ministers responsible for national edu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24-2

…is paid to the intermediary association for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the number of jobs filled. The amount is equal to : 1° 100…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Calculation for marketing in the form of videograms

Article 211-28

…e calculated for the marketing by sale or rental in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public of cinematographic works for which production approval has been granted. The calcu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

…may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-employed non-agricultural workers or who have been self-employed non-ag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-4

…ent calculated in accordance with the standard formula is the sum of the following elements: a) The Basic Solvency Capital Requirement provided for in Article R. 352-5 ; b) The capital requirement for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

As an exception to article 768, the guardian may only accept an estate that has fallen to the protected person up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may accept it purely and simply if the as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties applicable

Article L2333-15

…out in articles L. 2333-13 et L. 2333-14 or when these declarations have the effect of reducing the amount of tax actually due, the taxpayer is liable to a fine, the rate of which is set by decree by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

A. - For municipalities collecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2332-1

The taxes mentioned in 1° of a of article L. 2331-3 are, for State forests and woods, paid in the same proportion as for private property.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2332-2

Taxes and impositions collected by way of assessment, on behalf of communes and local public establishments, are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for…

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