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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-5

…ns set out in this Article.II. - Book II shall apply to Saint-Martin under the following conditions:1° Titles I and III shall not apply to Saint-Martin;2° For the application of Article R. 4241-1, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-4

…payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1 comprise the following categories: 1° Brokers in banking transactions and payment services, registered in the Trade and Companies Regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-2

The application for individual authorisation must be accompanied by :1° A document establishing the child's civil status ;2° Written authorisation from the child's legal representatives, together with…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Material resources

Article A322-163

All establishments have the following equipment: 1° A plan or aerial view of the landing area so that any obstacles in the vicinity of the landing area can be identified. This must be displayed in a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-11

…contract whose duration qualifies for the allowance. These flat-rate contributions do not apply to 1° To apprenticeship contracts, employment support contracts and professionalisation contracts ; 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

…s and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scales Applic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-1

In the event that neither the surviving spouse nor any co-owner heir requests the application of the provisions set out in article 831 or those of articles 832 or 832-1, the preferential allotment pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 174

…ter, uncle or aunt, cousin or first cousin, of full age, may object only in the following two cases:1° Where the consent of the family council, required by Article 159, has not been obtained;2° Where…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1575

The present code is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 B

1. After deducting tax reductions and credits, levies, deductions at source and instalments, the balance of the income tax and other taxes appearing on the same roll item is recovered under the condit…

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