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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 757 B

I.-Sums, annuities or values of any kind owed directly or indirectly by an insurer, as a result of the death of the policyholder, give rise to death duties according to the degree of kinship existing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-28

The operation of the groups of elected representatives on the Territorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-29

The operation of the groups of elected representatives on the Territorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-22-1

I.-Each year, before 30 June, the holder of an authorisation sends the prefect of the department in which its main establishment is located and the national council an activity report covering the who…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L773-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-5

The prefect communicates to the president of the general council: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes chargeable to the department, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-1

The prefect communicates to the mayors: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes and the tax for the removal of household waste chargeable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

For the application of the eighth paragraph of article L. 5211-29, the share of tax potential corresponding to the perimeter of agglomeration communities resulting from the transformation of a new agg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-112

The application must be accompanied by : 1° For medicinal products imported for research involving the human person, an acknowledgement of receipt of the application sent to the Agence nationale de sé…

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