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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 HA

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to liquefied natural gas installations, underground natural gas storage facilities, natural gas transmission pipelines, compresso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article D330-4

I.-Application for approval of a system referred to in 2°, 3° or 4° of I of Article L. 330-1 shall be made in writing and by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date certain to the Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-21

Each agreement of objectives and means established pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 712-2 describes the actions financed in whole or in part by the tax for chamber expenses at regional l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-5

…e same article L. 2336-2;b) The ratio between the average per capita income of local authorities in mainland France and the per capita income of the inter-municipal grouping or of the commune not belo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…y Code, the single wage allowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance and the childcare allowance, maintained under Articles 12 and 13 of Law no. 77-765 of 12 July 1977 instituting the family supplem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-3

I. - The authorisations provided for in article L. 3132-20 are granted on the basis of a collective agreement or, failing that, a unilateral decision by the employer taken after a referendum. The coll…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-27

…hose of V of Chapter II of Section X "Eggs and egg products" of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…Measures for the rescue of persons in the event of slight injury or requiring external assistance; 20° The measures for withdrawing the installations and returning the site of the operation, specifyi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…adoption of the budget and the administrative account pursuant to the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum allowances voted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…option of the budget and the administrative account in application of articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in Articles L. 1424-26 et L. 1424-82.The maximum allowances voted b…

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