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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-4

…Calédonie (New Caledonian Post and Telecommunications Office) shall take part, between 1st June and 31st July, in negotiations convened by the High Commissioner and in the presence of the Institut d'é…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-19

…s material and financial conditions, it is approved by the State representative. It takes effect on 31st December of the year in question.II. - In the absence of an agreement between the withdrawing m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

…changes to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been accredited. II - Before 31st March each year, the centre provides the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 195

…ode des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre reproducing those of the laws of 31 March and 24 June 1919;d. Hold a disability pension for accidents at work of 40% or more;d bis. A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 976

…août 1962 complémentaire à la loi d'orientation agricole et à l'article 11 de la loi n° 70-1299 du 31 December 1970 relative aux groupements fonciers agricoles are exempt, provided that these shares…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-1

…le à fiscalité propre with more than 250,000 inhabitants or including within their perimeter, as at 31 December 2015, the regional capital, centres of an employment area with more than 500,000 inhabit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…articles L. 231-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation and 1646-1,17…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 octies A

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…la décision de condamnation est exécutoire sur le territoire français en application de article 728-31;3° If the acts for which it was issued were committed, in whole or in part, on French territory ;…

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