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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

…1221-10 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2023-703 of 1st August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article A333-2

The rules relating to the granting of tax approvals for investments in the French overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the W…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

…es in the Council of State) is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2023-747 of 9 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title.II. - With the exce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General obligation to provide information relating to the performance of duties

Article R6152-831

…he director of the institution shall provide the information provided for inarticle 2 of decree no. 2023-845 of 30 August 2023 concerning the communication to public officials of essential information…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-3

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for work carried out on certain housing belonging to tourist residences, residential tourist villages or intended for rental as furnished accommo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L773-11

…ight-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L774-11

…ight-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R742-1

…e wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2009-295 of 16 March 2009R. 211-9-7n° 2023-421 of 31 M…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R743-1

…e wording resulting from the decreeR. 211-1No. 2018-1226 of 24 December 2018R. 211-2 to R. 211-6no. 2023-421 of 31 May 2023R. 211-7 to R. 211-9n° 2009-295 of 16 March 2009R. 211-9-7n° 2023-421 of 31 M…

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