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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…nicipal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling, property tax on built properties, property tax on non-built properties and business p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

…259D, II.2 or under the conditions laid down in Article 59c, 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax; 2° The place of supply of goods dispatched…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZG

…ementioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010. 15% of the proceeds of this levy, up to a limit of €12,028,307, is allocated to the municipalities mentioned in V of article L. 5210-1-1 of the General Loca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-43

…ts which are not traded on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of article L. 214-28, within the limits set by this sub-section, nor may it sell or buy equity or debt securities held…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7a: Joint investigation teams

Article 67 ter A

…s party to any convention containing stipulations similar to those of the convention of 18 December 1997 on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-45

…establishment for inter-communal cooperation on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, ne peuvent, en l'absence de schéma départem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-11

I. - The National Gaming Authority shall carry out the checks requested by the organiser of the sporting event or competition, by matching the file transmitted by the latter with the processing of per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-299

…following information is also requested to be entered in the National Register of Companies: 1° The main, secondary or territorial nature of the insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article R692-7

I.-The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings shall notify the undertaking he proposes to give pursuant to Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 to the debtor's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited games

Article R773-42

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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