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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…or any natural person or legal entity registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18, to assist in the conclusion of a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS.

Article D1831-1

…or in III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-59…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 D

…lities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

…n des biens transférés à la collectivité de Corse par application des dispositions de l'article L. 318-2 of the town planning code;15° Expenditure on the maintenance and construction of commercial and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…4 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 20…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…ddition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a registered design or the beneficiary of an exclusive r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 A

…posits and guarantees, with the exception of those due in respect of loans taken out before 1 March 2010 or taken out on or after that date but treated in the same way as the latter, as well as royalt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-2

…ditions mentioned in the following six paragraphs, the population to be taken into account in 2009, 2010 and 2011 for the application of this section is that used to calculate the global operating gra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…ral des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupements de communes de la Polynésie française";4° In 18°, the words: ", sous la réserve prévue par les articles L. 132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbani…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-21

The possession of the national law degree provided for in 3° of

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