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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1684

…or in 1 of Article 201 if it is made within the period specified by the said paragraph, or from the last day of that period, if no declaration is made. In the case of the sale or transfer of a busines…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

…e reference: "L. 1523-2" is replaced by the reference: "L. 1862-2";3° In the second sentence of the last paragraph, the references: ", L. 3131-2, L. 4141-2," are replaced by the word: "and" and, at th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…ilers, is divided between these undertakings in proportion to the premiums or contributions for the last financial year, including supplements and reminders and after deducting cancellations, relating…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 sexvicies

…h of section 2 of article 287 , the tax is calculated on salaries as defined in II, paid during the last month due and paid on the appendix to each monthly value added tax return filed during the foll…

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

Article L3334-6

…evious year by the department;4° The sum of the average revenue collected by the department for the last five known financial years in respect of the taxes provided for in the article 1594 A of the Fr…

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

Article L3334-3

…se in the allocation provided for in article L. 3334-4 as well as the increases provided for in the last paragraph of articles L. 3334-6-1 and L. 3334-7. This reduction is made under the following con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…ed, which may not exceed 30% of the average daily turnover achieved in France by the company in the last financial year for the product in question.III.The amount of the penalty imposed for the breach…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-4

…as the functional allowances to which they relate. Where the annual amount of contributions for the last known financial year exceeds €3,500, the contributions are credited to the account of the Caiss…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14-1

…rotection laws, its amount may be increased to 4% of the average annual turnover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the facts. This fine is imposed under the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 37

…e in respect of the same year is assessed on the profits of the period elapsed since the end of the last taxed period or, in the case of a new business, from the commencement of operations until 31 De…

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