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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

…erty meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from the 2.50% tax on the value of buildings located in Corsica. These exe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-52

…authority's accounting officer presents the Corsican regional authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the operations of the supplementary day.The management acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article D1513-3

Article D. 1332-28 comes into force in Mayotte on 31 December 2031.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-5

…identification by genetic fingerprint in the context of the legal proceedings referred to inarticle 16-11 of the Civil Code must be subject to quality control organised by the National Agency for the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-22

…article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Miscellaneous provisions (R)

Article R5823-1

The provisions of article D. 5212-16.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-37

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, the delegating federations may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these compet…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-18

In the event of a dispute concerning the application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17, the matter may be referred to the Cinema Mediator pursuant to article L. 213-1 . The cinema…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

…ch of the prohibitions or authorisations referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfers, brokering an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L743-2

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 2…

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