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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-3

…8Act no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 133-39 to L. 133-41Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-42 to L. 133-44Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-45law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 II.-F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…8Act no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 133-39 to L. 133-41Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-42 to L. 133-44Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-45law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 II.-F…

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

Article 244 quater J

…ods of the city policy and in the urban free zones-entrepreneurial territories mentioned in Article 42 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development.Until 31 December 2010,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1

…my and Finance ;-on the other hand, the Fonds de garantie automobile, whose registered office is at 42, rue de Clichy, Paris, represented by Bernard Pagézy, its Chairman;-the Bureau Central Français d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

…areas located in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur, as defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 of law n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du terri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-10

…public establishments 49.04 € 41 Main registration by creation of a company, natural person 20.07 € 42 Main registration by creation of commercial companies 24.52 € 43 Amendment registration for perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…414 ;27° Avis sur la prolongation d'activité d'un praticien contractuel, prévu à l'article R. 6152-424 ;28° Avis sur la convention permettant à un assistant des hôpitaux d'exercer son activité dans p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

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 Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…y law. If shareholders' equity falls below half the share capital, the provisions of Article L. 223-42 of the French Commercial Code. Article 9 Company shares may not be represented by negotiable secu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…forming the due diligence and reports mentioned in articles L. 223-19, L. 223-27, L. 223-34, L. 223-42, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L. 225-115, L. 225-135, L. 225-235, L. 2…

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