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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

Without prejudice to other rights the registration of which is provided for by the provisions of this code, other codes or civil legislation applicable to Mayotte, the following are registered in the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-20

The amount of each equity loan granted by the State is made public each year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 295

1. The following are exempt from value added tax:1° Maritime transport of persons and goods carried out within the limits of each of the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion;2° Sales and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Corsica

Article 297

I. - 1. in Corsica, value added tax is levied at the rate of:1° 0.90% for the transactions referred to in articles 281 quater and 281 sexies ;2° 2.10% as regards:The transactions referred to in 1°, 1°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27

1. Imported or exported products are subject to the Tariff Law in the state in which they are located at the time it becomes applicable to them. 2. However, the customs service may authorise the separ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

1. Any ship that has been registered in one part of the Customs territory and transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist betw…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Chargeable event and chargeability

Article 269

1 The chargeable event for the tax occurs:a) At the time when the supply, the intra-Community acquisition of goods or the provision of services is carried out;a bis) For supplies other than those refe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 287

1. On the joint proposal of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister(s) concerned, after consultation with the local authorities and public establishments concerned, the free zone is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

Exempt from value added tax:1. (Business or transactions subject to another tax):1° to 3° (Repealed);4° commodity futures transactions carried out on a regulated market excluding those which determine…

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