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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…non-tenured employees of the Parisian administrations governed by article 13 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…in this article, the operation of the fire and rescue service remains governed by Articles LO 6161-27 to L. 6161-41. ";11° Article L. 1424-48 reads as follows:"Art. L. 1424-48. - On the date of the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…sums paid to the beneficiary by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations pursuant to articles L. 132-27-2 du code des assurancesand L. 223-25-4 du code de la mutualité, where they fall within the scope…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies

I. Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the contribution to a company subject to a real taxation system of a sole propri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

1. Amounts paid into the equity savings plan for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies are used for one or more of the following purposes:a) Shares, excluding those…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…cted. The corresponding duties are increased by the late payment interest provided for in article 1727, deducted from the financial year in which the distributions were deducted; 8° With regard to emp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII ter: Taxation of real estate investment funds

Article 239 nonies

I. - Real estate investment funds are undertakings for collective real estate investment and professional undertakings for collective real estate investment, referred to in paragraph 3 of sub-section…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B decies

I. - The communes that are members of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation subject to article 1609 nonies C vote on the rate of council tax on second homes and other furnished premise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

For the application of article L. 341-12, the direct seller shall provide the canvassed person with information concerning: 1° The identity, principal activity and geographical address at which the fi…

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