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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-6

…s document of the territorial coherence plan that came into force before the publication of Act no. 2021-1104 of 22 August 2021 on combating climate change and strengthening resilience to its effects…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…al amount of €284,278,401. For 2020, the amount to be paid is equal to the amount paid in 2019. For 2021, the amount to be paid is equal to the amount paid in 2020. For 2022, the amount to be paid is…

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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 L2333-2

…tax on final electricity consumption mentioned in the present article, as it stands on 31 December 2021, collected for the year 2022, increased by 1.5% or by 1% for the syndicates mentioned in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…diately.II.-I applies to buildings whose sale to a leasing company is carried out between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2023 and is preceded by a financing agreement accepted by the lessee as of 28 Septe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-15

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 26 April 2022, the calculation rates are set at :- 141.06% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 132.43%…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…on the modernisation of our healthcare system, subject to the following adaptations:1° Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, and L. 1211-6-1 are applicable in their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-26

…cess to cinematographic theatres;3° Undertake to continue distributing cinematographic works during 2021;4° Have achieved a turnover of less than €3,000,000 in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020;5°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 bis

…the Customs Code of the Union, applicable to the customs debt defined in Articles 5(18), (20) and (21) of that Regulation, shall be extended to five years in the cases provided for in Article 103(2)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

…n and allowances other than those provided for in the first and second paragraphs of article R. 232-21 of this Code;4° Keeping accounts of commitments.

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