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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R765-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article R3232-1-2

…s Code and the electronic transmission of data to the information system provided for in article L. 131-9 of the Environment Code;4° The development of staff training programmes;5° The establishment a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…w, adherence to these Articles of Association and to the decisions of the General Meetings. Article 13 The transfer for consideration of shares not owned by local authorities or their groupings is sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156

…ccupational diseases for self-employed persons in the agricultural professions;12° (not applicable).13° Contributions paid by farm or agricultural business managers under group insurance contracts men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

I. - An annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas is levied, within the territorial limits of the Ile-de-France region, made up of Paris and the départemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…the business property tax for 2010 relating to these same establishments.From the taxes levied for 2012, the revenue from the property tax on built-up properties is, for the application of I, reduced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…y is in one of the following situations: 1° It has breached a provision of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requirem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

…s book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…ted parties, the statutory auditor performs the audit procedures described below in paragraphs 8 to 13. Getting to know the entity's relationships and transactions with related parties 08. The statuto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…f the financial interests of the European Union; 3° bis Offences provided for in 5° of the Article 313-2 of the Criminal Code; 4° The offences provided for by the articles L. 2339-1 to L. 2339-11, L.…

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