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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-172-1

Procedures concerning the obtaining and verification of a measurement certificate or a document making up the technical diagnostic file give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-104-1

I.-Local authorities or territorially competent public bodies may request that the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 et L. 752-4 du code de la sécurité sociale or article L. 723-3 of the Rural and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-1

The purchaser shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2191-14

For each tranche awarded, where the amount of the advance payment is less than 80% of the amount of the tranche inclusive of all taxes, its reimbursement must be completed when the amount of the servi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2191-13

In the case of a contract with an optional tranche, an advance shall be paid to the contractor for each tranche completed in accordance with the conditions set out in sub-section 1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Revenue (R)

Article D1611-1

The threshold provided for in Article

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

For the publication of a book in printed form, if the parties agree on a provision for returns of unsold copies, this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Common provisions

Article 103

Subject to the provisions of Article 218 bis, the taxable profits of the partners in name, the general partners and the members of the companies referred to in articles 8 and 8 ter, shall be determine…

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