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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-1

The proceeds of the tax on physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content mentioned in article 1609 sexdecies B of the French General Tax Code are allocated to the Centre national du ci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-4

…ic legislative or regulatory provisions or to a special public law regime, which are intended to be used exclusively for the acquisition of a limited number of specific categories of goods or services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-44

…he number of municipalities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status in the department and their demographic importance, the demographic criteria used to cons…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-6

When customs officers find that an offence referred to in article 414 of the present code or an offence of distance selling or purchasing of tobacco referred to in 10° ofarticle 1810 of the General Ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Management of undivided property and rights.

Article L5222-2

…n councils and mayors in similar matters.However, sales, exchanges, divisions, acquisitions of real estate and related transactions remain reserved for town councils, which may authorise the president…

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

Article L3332-1

Fiscal revenue in the operating section comprises:a) Proceeds from taxes and duties whose basis of assessment is established and collection takes place in the forms provided for by the General Tax Cod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-5

European standardised pre-contractual consumer credit information "A loan commits you and must be repaid. Check your ability to repay before committing yourself. "1. Identity and contact details of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-4

…to the same obligations as the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.In the exercise of its powers, the president of the council of the metropole has the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-1-1

…exercise of his mandate, the local elected representative pursues the sole general interest, to the exclusion of any interest that is personal to him, directly or indirectly, or of any other particula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L921-6

…cle L. 141-13, the words: "of the declaration prescribed by the articles 638 and 653 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "the declaration required under the conditions laid down by the…

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