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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts with the most significant urban dysfunctions taken pursuant to the II de l'article 9-1 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…ation allowance provided for in article L. 3334-4 in its wording prior to the Finance Act for 2005 (n° 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004) are taken into account. This provision does not apply to departmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-209-2

The Ordinary General Meeting may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to purchase the company's shares, in order to offer them or allocate them: - in the year…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

I. - Taxpayers whose income does not exceed the amount stipulated in II of article 1417, a rebate equal to the fraction of the contribution exceeding 50% of the total amount of their income defined in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quater

I. - The rate applied to the added value mentioned in 1 of II of Article 1586 ter is calculated as follows:a) For companies with a turnover of less than €500,000, the rate is zero;b) For companies wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Definition of categories and sub-categories.

Article A344-2

Transactions carried out by undertakings subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 and by the supplementary occupational pension funds referred to i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

I.-Products and processes placed on the market and intended for the treatment of water intended for human consumption, including chemical treatment agents and filter media, must, under normal or fores…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-1…

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