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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

I. - A royalty is levied, for the benefit of the communes, on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by hol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…ed pro rata from the sums withdrawn from the total value of the contract on the date of the withdrawal.The partial or total withdrawal of funds does not call into question, where applicable, for payme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value, excluding financial costs, of all r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

I. - Net gains from transfers for valuable consideration of corporate rights in companies or groupings falling within the articles 8 to 8 ter, whose assets are mainly made up of real estate or rights…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article R. 351-23, original own funds items are included in Tier 1 original own funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 201…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

I. - Communes may, by a resolution passed under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute an annual tax on commercial wasteland located on their territory. However, public esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-32

In application of the last paragraph of article L. 1424-35, when the board of directors has not set the provisional amount of revenue for the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service on 15…

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