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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 223 sexies

…the deferral of taxation expires and without application of the quotient rules defined in l'article 163-0 A. The contribution is calculated by applying a rate of :- 3% to the fraction of reference tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238-0 A

…ion of the Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development dated 17 September 2009, considers, as the case may be, that they are, or are not, exchanging any information necessary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…t schemes for transition between work and retirement, in particular that provided for in Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, facilitating their geographical and professional mobility an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-1

…ial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009.The administrative authority in charge of competition and consumer affairs shall determine, by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-1

The purpose of retailer co-operatives is to improve, through the joint efforts of their members, the conditions under which their members carry out their commercial activities. To this end, they may i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-2

…at least one for communities of communes that have opted for the tax system provided for in Article 1609 nonies C of the General Tax Code, at least one for communities of communes that have not opted…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

I.-The general tax on polluting activities is declared and settled by the taxpayers in accordance with the following procedures:1° For taxpayers liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R312-14

…calculating them. VII.-Dispute resolution: 7.1. The mediation procedure referred to in Article L. 316-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and its access arrangements; 7.2. The dispositions de l'arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1522 bis

…inter-municipal cooperation may institute, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of article 1639 A bis, an incentive portion of the tax, based on the quantity and possibly the nature of the wa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-18

During the meeting provided for in Article L. 4422-8 and after electing its standing committee, the Assembly of Corsica shall elect from among its members the Executive Council of Corsica and its Pres…

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