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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compliance with payment of professional dues

Article 122-19

In order to be eligible for financial aid, companies producing, distributing and selling cinematographic works abroad and operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must be up to date w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-18

The 1° and 2° of Article L. 1324-3, in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-9 of 5 January 2017, are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-1

…table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 232-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 D

…etermination of the rental value of industrial fixed assets whose ownership is, pursuant to the loi n° 2014-872 du 4 août 2014 portant réforme ferroviaire, transférée à la SNCF ou à SNCF Réseau, le pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-10

…from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations instituted by the loi n° 68-1250 du 31 décembre 1968 relative à la prescription des créances sur l'Etat, les départements,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The decisive oath

Article 1385-1

It may only be referred on a fact that is personal to the party to whom it is referred.It may be referred by that party, unless the fact that is the subject of it is purely personal to him.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-1

The condition must be lawful. Failing this, the obligation is void.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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