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

Article L2334-5

The tax effort of each commune is equal to the ratio between: 1° The revenue received by the municipality the previous year in respect of property tax on non-built properties, council tax on second ho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-7

Société de Crédit Foncier ensures that its cash requirements are covered at all times over a period of 180 days, taking into account forecast flows of principal and interest on its assets as well as n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1468

I. - The base for the business property tax is reduced:1° For agricultural cooperatives and unions of cooperatives and agricultural collective interest companies, by half;This reduction does not apply…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

VII-1. Exempt framework scheme No SA. 46706 on aid for international co-development and international co-production of cinematographic or audiovisual works, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…on behalf of these organisations (1); 2° (repealed as from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996, articles 1er, 11 et 12 30°); 3° Negotiable bond securities not listed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…ferred to the regions as a result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…exceed thirty-eight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques shall remain valid until t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…atus of agricultural cooperation;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 septies

…of the article 73 of law no. 2006-11 of 5 January 2006 on agricultural guidance and the ordonnance n° 2006-1547 du 7 décembre 2006 relative à la valorisation des produits agricoles, forestiers ou ali…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…year, the first allocation authorised by a General Meeting after the date of publication of the loi n° 2008-1258 du 3 décembre 2008 en faveur des revenus du travail ne peut intervenir que si les socié…

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