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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…icle L. 311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…532-15 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 532-30 to L. 532-32, I of L. 532-34, I of L. 532-36, L. 532-41 and L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

…capital variable or units in a fonds commun de placement and dissolutions occurring between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 E

Each member of the ship co-ownerships mentioned in article 8 quater depreciates the cost price of its share of ownership in accordance with the procedures laid down in respect of ships; for the purpos…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

The acts of persecution and the grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

The provisions of articles L. 1612-15 and L. 1612-16 are not applicable to the entry and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for local authorities, their groupings and their public establishm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article L2113-15

Contracts or lots of a contract, which relate exclusively to social services and other specific services listed in a notice annexed to this code, may be reserved by a contracting authority, including…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies F

The territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the congress of New Caledonia and the assembly of French Polynes…

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