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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…121-14 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996L. 2121-15ordinance no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021L. 2121-16 to L. 2121-18law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2121-19 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…tus may exempt from the business property tax by deliberation taken under the conditions of Article 1639 A bis the creation or extension of establishments carried out in one or more of these priority…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…of a European Certificate of Succession;- Articles 44 to 57 and 60 of Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/1103 of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-9 Order no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-10 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-10-1 Ordinance no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-6

…r performance of all the travel services included in the contract in accordance with article L. 211-16 and that they are obliged to provide assistance to the traveller if he is in difficulty, in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…endence provided for in Article L. 822-11-3 and by the code of ethics referred to in article L. 822-16, and, where applicable, the safeguards needed to mitigate the risks to its independence; 2° Evide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 B

…All of the facts established by a flagrante fiscale report, mentioned in I to I ter of Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, shall result in the application of a fine equal to €5,000.The…

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

Article R444-2

…hall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

I.-The categories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-16 are: 1° In the case of persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor: a) Data re…

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