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

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 B

…ons of shareholdings giving the company receiving the contributions the direct holding of more than 30% of the voting rights of the company whose securities are contributed when no other shareholder h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…xhibitions;e quater) National programme companies mentioned in the article 44 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and allocated to the financing of cultural au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-31

…of cooperation, held directly or indirectly by a central body within the meaning of article L. 511-30, are not taken into account when calculating the limit of 50% of the capital of the credit instit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…21-313 of 24 March 2021R. 426-7 to R. 426-11 R. 426-13 to R. 426-15R. 426-16Decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022R. 426-17 to R. 426-21R. 426-22of decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022 In Title…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2-1

…erms is calculated:1° The sum defined in 1° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010;2° The sum defined in 2° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

…ber 2020; 2° The amount resulting from the application of 1.3 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010 received by the local authority in the previous year; > The amo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…earchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984 as amend…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-20

…ther Member States of the European Union, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 326-21 to L. 326-30.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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