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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

New machines or machines considered as new which are subject either to the procedures defined in article R. 4313-76 or to those defined in article R. 4313-77, are as follows: 1° Circular saws (single-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

The following are exempt from the special tax on insurance agreements:1° Reinsurance, subject to what is stated in Article 1000 ;2° Insurance benefiting, under exceptional provisions, from exemption f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…public body responsible for the development of a new conurbation created in application of the loi n° 70-610 du 10 juillet 1970 tendant à faciliter la création d'agglomérations nouvelles.The owner mu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…ic establishment for inter-communal cooperation collects the tax for those that comply with the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération inter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

I. - The fund may have sub-funds if the company's articles of association or the fund rules so provide. Each sub-fund gives rise to the issue of units or shares and, where applicable, debt securities.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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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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