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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-2

…Finance Act no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 for 2020 collected by the grouping the previous year; 7° The sum of the proceeds received by the grouping and its member municipalities the previous year…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

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

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-98

…d by the contract, including the weight and, where applicable, the purity expressed in thousandths; 7° The sale price and any taxes or charges payable by the consumer/seller. The contract includes a d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a professional who in bad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…n the company;5° The title of the applicable collective agreement;6° The length of any trial period;7° The amount of remuneration and its various components, including bonuses and additional remunerat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-4

…image or reputation of a local authority or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation; 7° The name of a public entity, if there is a risk of confusion in the mind of the public. An opposi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-2

…Article L. 531-27 is not applicable; 6° The last paragraph of Article L. 531-41 is not applicable; 7° In Article L. 552-2, the words: "or until their effective transfer to another European State" are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

When investment service providers other than portfolio management companies trade over-the-counter financial instruments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-129

…tinue or terminate his employment contract at the end of his leave or his period of part-time work; 7° The ceilings or levels mentioned in Articles L. 3142-127 and L. 3142-128; 8° The conditions for m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-64

I. - Outside the Ile-de-France region, natural or legal persons, public or private, with the exception of non-profit-making foundations and associations recognised as being of public utility whose act…

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