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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…département in which the investment is made or for the organisations mentioned in 1 of I of Article 244 quater X, the tax credit also applies:1° To the acquisition or construction of new rental housin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-2

…hat this has not been done by the president of the regional council and after a formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the president of the regional council in poli…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

An administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal person shall be imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-24

…d by this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, updates mean updates or modifications to maintain, adapt or evolve the functionalities of the digital content or digital service, including s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-3

…the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation by proportional voting with the highest remainder among the members of their deliberative bodies and the members of the municipal councils of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

…a number of seats equal to half the number of seats to be filled, rounded up where necessary. The remaining seats are distributed between all the lists on the basis of proportional representation usin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-4

In the event of absence or impediment, the members of the Board of Directors are replaced by alternates elected under the same terms and conditions and for the same duration as themselves.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-5

…dministrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services provided for in Article L. 1424-31;4° The president of the departmental firefighters' union;5° The gender diversity and anti-disc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-24-1

The condition of knowledge of the French language does not apply to political refugees and stateless persons legally and habitually resident in France for at least fifteen years and aged over seventy.

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