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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-5

Complementary local currency securities may be issued and managed by one of the persons mentioned in Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy whose sole corporate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-1

For the application of Article L. 1221-22 in Mayotte, the second paragraph is replaced by a paragraph worded as follows: "longer periods set by collective branch agreements concluded before 1 January…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 sexies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 2.10% in respect of sales of live animals for slaughter and charcuterie made to persons not subject to this tax (1). (1) Provisions applicable from 1 January 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional card

Article L4002-2

The European professional card is applicable to the professions of pharmacist, nurse and masseur-physiotherapist under the conditions set out in Articles 1 to 4 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-7

Notwithstanding the first, second and fourth paragraphs of article 212-14, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, the amount of the direct grant is equal to 50% of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-2

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies determines whether the legal unit belongs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-28 ter

Each year, before 1 February, the chairman of the commission shall submit an activity report to the Minister of Justice. The Chairman of the Commission shall attach to this report any useful observati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-1

In accordance with the provisions of

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-1

In accordance with the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the i…

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