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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE TOWN

Article R2114-1

The decree provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2114-1 is adopted on the report of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Economy and Finance after the formalities provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE TOWN

Article R2114-2

The commission provided for in Article L. 2114-2 includes, in addition to the authorities designated in the said article, the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rights management

Article L324-2

Collective management organisations shall respect the principle of equal treatment in the management of the economic rights of all the rightholders they represent, including where such management is c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rights management

Article L324-1

The arrangements for the management by the organisation of the economic rights entrusted to it are laid down either in the Articles of Association or in the General Regulations, in accordance with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1473

…the rental value of the property located there (1).The business property tax due for replacement activities is assessed at the place of the main establishment mentioned by the interested parties on th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1475

…han 500 kilowatts are apportioned between the communes in whose territory the watercourses used or civil engineering works exist, taking into account the size of the latter, the possible existence of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1595

…efit of a promise to lease relating to all or part of an immovable property regardless of the form given by the parties, whether it is described as a transfer of key money, severance pay or otherwise.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1595 bis

…ts or the benefit of a promise to lease, relating to all or part of an immovable whatever the form given by the parties, whether it is described as a transfer of key money, severance pay or otherwise.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R742-10

…s: "located in a State" are replaced by the words: "located in France or another State";3° In 1° of IV of article R. 214-32-29, the words: "are issued or guaranteed by a Member State of the European U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

…n the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A and…

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