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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…matographic or audiovisual works, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1530 bis

…icipal cooperation of which they are members.A compter des impositions établies au titre de l'année 2021, le produit réparti, en 2020, entre les personnes assujetties à la taxe foncière sur les propri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…es and partner companies within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2 ; 2° Tax returns for the last three financial years for wh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…de Saint-Barthélemy, or in a newspaper authorised to publish legal notices. " ;12° Article R. 2131-17 is deleted;13° Article R. 2131-19 is deleted;14° Article R. 2131-20 is deleted;15° Article R. 213…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…ticle L. 511-20, excluding mixed groups, a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3 or a group within the meaning of Articles L. 322-1-2, L. 322-1-3 and L. 356-2 of the Insurance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-16

…of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment, and pursuant to Article L. 8271-17 of the same code, officers and agents of the judicial police of the national police and gendarmer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…nts More than 13% and less than or equal to 14 19 points More than 14% and less than or equal to 15 17 points More than 15% and less than or equal to 16 14 points More than 16% and less than or equal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…on exchanges of young working people, signed in Paris on 26 October 2015, approved by the loi n° 2017-1249 du 9 août 2017, published by the décret n° 2018-403 du 28 mai 2018;2° Convention entre le Go…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…allowance referred to in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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