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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586

…rticle 1379-0 bis; 2° For the application of this II to planning permission issued from 1st January 2019, the City of Paris is substituted for the Department of Paris. The revenue collected in this re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 G

…e benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

…462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , or any landlord taking out home insurance on behalf of a tenant under the conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…cers. In the absence of an agreement within one year of the publication oforder no. 2020-1642 of 21 December 2020, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat will set the standard clauses. By way of derogation fr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

…convicted under Article L. 1146-1 of the same Code or Article 225-1 of the Criminal Code; 2° On 31 December of the year preceding that in which the contract award procedure is launched, have not impl…

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

Article L594-1

…able in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording result…

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

Article L653-1

…rovisions 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 operation of law…

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

Article L655-1

…ns are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their automatic applicability in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, leave may be carried over until 31 December of the year following the year in which the period for taking this leave began. The agreeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

…fter 19 May 2021, may be increased.The increase applies to aid granted between 16 March 2021 and 31 December 2021.The amount of the increase is set, after consultation with the film distribution aid c…

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