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Article Annexe 7-3

…e Basse-TerreGuadeloupeBasse-TerreBasse-TerreResort of the tribunal judiciaire de Basse-TerrePointe-à-PitrePointe-à-PitreRessort of the judicial court of Pointe-à-PitreCayenne Court of AppealGuyaneCay…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-7

Beneficiaries of the provisions set out in the fourth paragraph of article R. 123-208-3 show their provisional certificate to the competent authority when the card is issued.On the occasion of the ren…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 bis A

…inistration and with a view to detecting fraud, the right of communication provided for in article 65 may relate to information concerning unidentified persons, under conditions laid down by a decree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
A. Allocation methods.

Article R2573-52

…le L. 2334-34 to the communes and commune groupings of French Polynesia are set out in Articles R. 2573-53 to R. 2573-55.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
A. Allocation methods.

Article R2573-53

The quota referred to in Article R. 2573-52 is calculated by applying to the amount of the quota referred to in Article L. 2334-34 the ratio existing between the population of all the communes of Fren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
A. Allocation methods.

Article R2573-54

…s of communes of French Polynesia in the form of grants under the conditions set out in article R. 2573-55.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
A. Allocation methods.

Article R2573-55

…each year the categories of priority operations eligible for the subsidies mentioned in Article R. 2573-54 and, within the limits set by article R. 2334-27, the minimum and maximum rates of subsidy ap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-7

…ance or capitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014, may be exercised by sending a letter or any other durable medium drawn up in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the transfer of activities

Article L613-52-5

For the sole purpose of exercising the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment in another Member State, the acquirer shall be deemed to be a continuation of the person subject to r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-1

The Chairman and the members of the Central Pricing Office instituted by Articles L. 125-6, L. 212-1, L. 215-1, L. 215-2, L. 220-5, L. 243-4 and L. 252-1 , as well as their alternates, are appointed f…

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