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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

…the general meeting of co-owners referred to in the first paragraph of this A, intended for rental:1° Part of a tourist residence classified under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-1 du c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-1

…with social security or social assistance benefits under the conditions and within the limits set : 1° For insurance allowances and allowances for self-employed workers, by the agreement provided for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

…of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as regards: 1° The application for registration and the material specifications to be met by the graphic or phot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2142-10

…heir competence to carry out the clinical activities of medically assisted procreation mentioned in 1° of article R. 2142-1: 1° Be a qualified doctor specialising in gynaecology-obstetrics, medical gy…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

…cordance with procedures defined by decree, the following may be indexed to the general price level:1° (Repealed) ;2° Livret A passbook accounts as defined in article L. 221-1 ; 3° Popular savings pas…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…ay not exceed, unless an exemption is granted on a case-by-case basis by the Autorité de contrôle : 1° 5% for all securities issued, claims, loans obtained or guaranteed by the same undertaking and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Incompatibilities

Article R784-15

Article R. 616-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014, subject to the addition of the words: " the Institut d'émission d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

…ommon law, by the preceding articles of this sub-section or by the articles of sub-section 2, when: 1° The publisher proceeds to the total destruction of the copies; 2° The publisher, after formal not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-36

…o risk mutual funds. II. - The assets of a fonds commun de placement à risques may be invested in : 1° no more than 10% in securities issued by a single issuer ; 2° 35% maximum in shares or units of a…

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