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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

A. - For municipalities collecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-4

I.-The term of performers' economic rights is fifty years from 1 January of the calendar year following that of the performance.However, if, during this period, a fixation of the performance in a vide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-4

The obligation set out in Article L. 2133-2 applies to photographs of models for commercial use included in advertising messages disseminated, in particular, by billposting, by online public communica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sailors.

Article L742-2

The provisions of Title III of Book 1 relating to collective labour agreements or contracts, of Title IV (Chapter 1) of the same Book 1 relating to the minimum growth wage and of Title II of Book V re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

The provisions of articles L. 512-55 to L. 512-57 are applicable to the caisses de crédit mutuel of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, governed by the local law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B

I. - Land planted with truffle trees is, with effect from 1 January 1991, exempt from property tax on undeveloped property for the fifteen years following the year in which it was planted, by decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…e L. 2212-8 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-5 are applicable to the Wallis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Record of enforcement of the decision requiring the foreign national to leave French territory

Article R711-1

…foreign national who is the subject of it:1° The stamp referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L744-13

…Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 2007 L. 221-38 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 232-1Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 II - For the purposes of application of I, Article L. 221-37 is replaced b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L775-32

…1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 II.-For the application of…

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