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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-15

At 1 January 2017, the Agency's endowment amounted to two billion eight hundred and seven million nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-six euros.This endowment may be increas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-93

The number of employees per college, showing the respective proportions of men and women, is assessed at 1 January of the year in which the staff representatives are elected. However, if in the last s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-17

For the establishment of the regional development schemes provided for in articles L. 4433-7 to L. 4433-11, L. 4433-15 et L. 4433-16, the regions of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réunion benefit,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article D7233-11

Before 1st February of the year following the year in which the aid paid by the social and economic committee or the company during the previous year was granted, the employer provides the beneficiary…

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Article Annexe 7-1

…e judicial court of Châlons-en-Champagne-except for the cantons of Anglure, Avize, Dormans, Epernay 1er canton, Epernay 2e canton, Esternay, Fère-Champenoise, Montmirail, Montmort-Lucy and Sézanne-and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 H

I.-Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, partially or full…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 I

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, partially or fully exe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

…tatut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis, la taxe est due par le syndicat des copropriétaires au 1er janvier de l'année d'imposition. It is based on the surface area of the said roads, in line with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

I.-Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European covered bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-10

Where all the invoices submitted with the application have been paid by the recipient company, the direct grant will be paid in a single instalment when the aid is granted.Where only some of the invoi…

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