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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-2

…tion from articles L. 5211-6 et L. 5211-6-1, between two general renewals of the municipal councils:1° In the event of the creation of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment with its own t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-4-1

The vehicle is deemed to be normally based in France : 1° If it bears a number plate which corresponds to it and which has been issued by the French authorities; 2° When, although subject to compulsor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-4-1

…of the holder of the mark on the day of the application for registration.The request shall include: 1° A registration request form; 2° The regulations determining the conditions to which the use of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, among the corrective measures mentioned above: 1° Require a credit institution or finance company to use the standardised method referred to in Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article D312-1-1

…use the following names:A.-List of the most representative services attached to a payment account :1° Subscription to remote banking services (internet, fixed telephone, SMS, etc.): a set of services…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-8

…s issued to the platform. II - The application for approval is accompanied by documents certifying: 1° The result of the consultation of employees provided for in article L. 7342-9; 2° The number of e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

For application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In Articles L. 5461-2, L. 5461-2-1, L. 5461-4, L. 5461-9, L. 5462-2 and L. 5462-8, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis I

1. Remuneration paid to apprentices by companies employing ten or fewer employees is exempt from payroll tax. 2. (Repealed for salaries paid from 1 January 1996). 3. For companies other than those men…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

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