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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article D3333-1

…n charge of energy the data required to determine the quantities of electricity supplied, since 1st January, in each commune, in addition to the data relating to transport. III - From 1st January 2023…

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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 L762-1

…llowing provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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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 L763-1

…e following provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L652-1

…llowing provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L653-1

…the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 bis

The situation to be taken into account is that existing on 1 January of the year of taxation. However, in the year of the occurrence or cessation of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives and public companies.

Article L3323-10

…he provisions of this Title do not apply to financial years prior to the financial year following 1 January 2005 for companies, groupings or legal entities, whatever their legal status, of which more…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-30

…right of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the territ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-1

…revent the commission of the offences provided for in the articles 434-40-1 du code pénal et L. 654-15 of this code and to promote the enforcement of management ban measures handed down by the judicia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

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