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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1398 A

…included within the perimeter of a pastoral land association covered by articles L. 135-1 to L. 135-12 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, to which the owner belongs.This tax relief, which is gran…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L765-1

…VL. 740-1 to L. 743-9L. 743-11 to L. 744-17In Title VL. 750-1L. 752-1 to L. 752-4L. 752-5 to L. 752-12Application by operation of lawL. 753-1 to L. 753-6L. 753-7 to L. 753-11Application by operation o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L766-1

…VL. 740-1 to L. 743-9L. 743-11 to L. 744-17In Title VL. 750-1L. 752-1 to L. 752-4L. 752-5 to L. 752-12Application by operation of lawL. 753-1 to L. 753-6L. 753-7 to L. 753-11Application by operation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes

Article L5137-1

…in Article 2(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on foodstuffs intended for infants and young children, foods for special medical purpos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-1

…the adaptation provisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 Act 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-1

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-1-A

…the issue of "obligations foncières" or other senior debt referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 513-12 ; 2° Policies, processes and methods for ensuring investor protection with regard to the authoris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1251-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1251-6, the sectors of activity in which assignment contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended employment contracts, due to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-169

…ce for the inspection of other defence-related facilities and activities, for which article R. 8111-12 of the Labour Code applies.II - To carry out their duties, the radiation protection inspectors de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-2

…p or transaction; 3° They shall reinforce the due diligence measures provided for in Article R. 561-12-1.

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