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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVII: Tax credit for credit institutions and finance companies that grant zero-rate loans for first-time home ownership

Article 244 quater V

…t has concluded an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and evasion, may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the non-interest-bearing loans referred to in Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…local savings companies are cooperative companies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, subject to the provisions of this section. They cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…es L. 225-219 to L. 225-223, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-4, L. 321-1 to L. 321-38, L. 322-7 and L. 322-10 ; 4° Book V, with the exception of articles L. 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-4

…a threshold it shall determine, settlements; > 9° The acceptance or refusal of gifts and legacies; 10° The agreements necessary for the operation of the agency and its contracts. The Board of Directo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-2

…resentatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in Article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-2

…resentatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in Article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin no…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…r at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least one week, the employee is notified within a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-13

…a shortfall in assets compared with the liabilities to be settled during the liquidation, the court may, in the event of mismanagement having contributed to this shortfall in assets, decide at the req…

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