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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant toutes les communes c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

…ntial requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012; 3° Financial holding companies and parent financial holding companies in a Member State or in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…to in Article 2(1) of that Directive, or investment managers designated in accordance with Article 19(1) of that Directive insofar as they do not manage AIFs; 5° Employee participation schemes or emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…ee no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-16 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 2123-17 to R. 2123-19 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-20 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 2123-21 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…nts More than 12% and less than or equal to 13 21 points 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…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…donor or the deceased, where they were acquired for valuable consideration on or after 5 September 1979.4° Shares in agricultural landholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, crea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…s, mutualist certificates mentioned in articles L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code and L. 221-19 of the French Mutual Code and parity certificates mentioned in article L. 931-15-1 of the French…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…ghway Code is replaced by a locally applicable reference having the same purpose;14° In Article L. 2191-1, the words: ", local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings" are deleted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…ghway Code is replaced by a locally applicable reference having the same purpose;14° In Article L. 2191-1, the words: ", local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings" are deleted…

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