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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-6

…ed by the words: "of the Assembly of French Polynesia". V. - For the application of article R. 5211-23, the word: "préfectoral" is replaced by the words: "du haut-commissariat de la République en Poly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ns or which require the use of products presenting a particular danger in breach of article L. 6211-23; 5° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of medically assisted procreation activitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MB

I. - A tax is payable by farmers in respect of their agricultural activities, excluding those placed under the flat-rate agricultural reimbursement scheme mentioned in articles 298 quater and 298 quin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…L. 5137-1 to L. 5137-3 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the field…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R742-15

…mploys fewer than 10 people and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed 238,660,000 Pacific francs. "

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R743-15

…loying fewer than 10 people and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed 238,660,000 Pacific francs.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R744-15

…loying fewer than 10 people and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed 238,660,000 Pacific francs.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-73

…f life of the prescription set by the decree provided for in the last paragraph of II of Article L. 234-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and any reference resulting from the provisions adopted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment services providers

Article D775-21

…s 3n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D. 533-14No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-15 to D. 533-15-2no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6°…

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