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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

…e in industrial automation applications, acquired or created between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2016, may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which they…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-3

…s set out in Article L. 324-1. A reinsurance undertaking whose authorisation lapsed after 1 January 2016 remains subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution until al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…1111-5-1, L. 1111-8-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Articles L. 1111-2, L. 1111-4, L. 1111-6 and L. 1111-11 are applicable in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

…rdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-5 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 531-6 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 531-7 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-8 Order no. 2000-1223 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L774-28

…4 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-5 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 531-6 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 531-7 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-8 Order no. 2000-1223 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…4 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-5 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 531-6 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 531-7 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-8 Order no. 2000-1223 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…on of its 5°, R. 314-5 with the exception of its 1°, R. 314-6 to R. 314-9 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-10 to R. 314-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-25

In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in order to guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreigne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-4

…spect of an employee in disregard of the provisions of this chapter or of II of Article 10-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal status of acts taken by municipal authorities.

Article D2573-11

…R. 2131-3 and R. 2131-4 decree no. 2021-1311 of 7 October 2021 R. 2131-5 and R. 2131-6 decree no. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 R. 2131-7 decree no. 2005-324 of 7 April 2005II. - For the application of…

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