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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…and implementation of development operations of community interest within the meaning of article L. 300-1 of the Town Planning Code; organisation of mobility within the meaning of Title III of Book II…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council

Article R4642-8

…er of staff it chooses. III - The Scientific Council is responsible for 1° Giving an opinion on the guidelines and on the draft work programme prior to the deliberations of the Board of Directors prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…rder no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-17-1 Law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-18 Law no. 2022-1158 of 16 August 2022L. 133-19Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-20 Order no. 2009-86…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…s 3°, when these mandates relate to these same payments.For statistical purposes, each year, before 30 April of the following year and in accordance with the conditions defined by joint order of the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…ut in Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. The branch shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of any relev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-5

…for in I of this Article to the persons mentioned in 2 of I of Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, by any means capable of establishing the date of re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…nd c of 1 ;d) Units in fonds communs de placement à risques mentioned in articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31 ; e) Units or shares in FIAs mentioned in II or III of article L. 214-24, which hav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…dundancies involving at least ten employees in a company with less than fifty employees; 3° L. 1233-30, I with the exception of the last paragraph, and the last paragraph of II, for redundancies of at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

…formation on the amount that the person canvassed may be required to pay pursuant to Article L. 121-30 of the same code. The supplier shall provide the consumer with information on, firstly, the fact…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…for fictional and animated audiovisual works and documentary audiovisual works. It is increased to 30% for animated cinematographic works and for cinematographic works other than animated works produ…

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