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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-2

I. - From 2012, the aggregate tax potential of an inter-municipal grouping is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate fo…

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

Article 237 bis A

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…d television services if these networks were established before the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique.VI. - Local authorities and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 B

I.-For the purposes of this article and articles 205 C and 205 D, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Hybrid arrangement: a situation in which: a) A payment is made under a financial instrument…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-30

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-30

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

I.-For the sole purpose of detecting the presence in an athlete's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

I.-Any company which employs, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least five thousand employees within itself and in its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered office is loca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles…

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