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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 L362-2

…and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international c…

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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 L363-2

…and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Consultation of automated data processing for the purposes of customs controls

Article 67 sexies

…ing out the activities mentioned in 4.2 of Annex 30a to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 estab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

…imate footprint as well as to finance legal entities covered by article 1 of law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 relating to the social and solidarity economy. In addition, each year, when the total amou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…17 of said Code. The issue may be made by public offering.For the purposes of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966, the term "shareholders" refers to "members". The sanctions relating to the board of direc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-3

…1 of the same code, the venture capital companies mentioned in article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions, with a view to subscribing the secur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…of Chapter II of this Title".III. - Chapter IX of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

…ostes et de la distribution de la presse, in accordance with IV of Article 6 of Law no. 90-568 of 2 July 1990 relating to the organisation of the public postal service and France Télécom ;4° The rate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…ecember 2009, with the exception of the flat-rate coefficients determined in application of article 1518 bis which are, in all cases, those set in respect of 2010.The rebate is equal to the difference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…ssociations, when the following conditions are met:a) The association is governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or is entered in the register of associations in a…

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