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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

…e counterparty is a credit institution mentioned in the second paragraph of II of article R. 214-32-28 and 5% in other cases. II. - As an exception to the 5% limit set in 1° of I, a general purpose in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

…ommunal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built-up properties;1° bis The product determined by apply…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ter Customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure respectively, who have been individually designated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, V ofArticle 34 of Act no. 2017-257 of 28 February 2017 on the status of Paris and metropolitan planning and their legal representatives an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-7

For the application of article D. 1432-28 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The provisions of 1° and 2° are replaced by the following provisions:1° The college of representatives of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

…han €4,305,000 and less than or equal to €6,150,000.II. - For the period between 11 August 2021 and 28 September 2021, the rates are increased by :- 30% when the amount of revenue generated by feature…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…article L. 2123-25-2, contributions to pension schemes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions to the fund set up by article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of elected r…

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

Article L5219-8

…an area is equal to that received the previous year. The reductions provided for in Article L. 5211-28 apply to the inter-municipality grant of the Greater Paris metropolitan area. In 2016 and 2017, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies:a) To the main copper local loop distribution frames within the meaning of 4° ter of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electroni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…option. 3. Where articles 204 J, 204 K or 204 M, the amount of the advance payment to be paid or remaining to be paid is apportioned over the number of months or quarters remaining in the calendar ye…

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