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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

…ences to the minimum growth wage are replaced by references to the minimum wage; 5° In articles R. 421-3, R. 421-4, R. 426-16, R. 426-19 and R. 431-14, references to the provisions of the Labour Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-7

…e Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of their capital expenditure incurred over the period 2003-2014, under public contracting authority, on passive infrastructure incorporating their assets as pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

…for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, under the conditions of II of article L. 5211-30. In both cases, the compensation provided for in I of D of the article 44 of the Finance Act…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…amount of €284,278,401. For 2020, the amount to be paid is equal to the amount paid in 2019. For 2021, the amount to be paid is equal to the amount paid in 2020. For 2022, the amount to be paid is eq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-5

…non-built properties, council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property tax on built properties, excluding the compensation mentioned in c of 1°…

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

Article L221-32

…s charged to the plan holder by the person with whom the plan is opened for the purpose of opening, maintaining or transacting in the plan or transferring the plan to another person are subject to cei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

…level applicable to hydroelectric power stations, for power stations commissioned after 1 January 2021. The date of commissioning means the date of the first connection to the electricity grid.III. -…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…1 of the French National Service Code ; 2° The operational military reserve mentioned inarticle L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code; 2° bis The voluntary national police operational reserve mentioned in 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-3

…nsible for: 1° Gathering the data mentioned in 1° to 4° of the I of Article L. 1461-1 to create the main database; 2° Storing and making available the data in the main database; 3° Pseudonymisation op…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

…roof that they hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 ou du diplôme d'études supérieures comptables et financières ou qu'ils ont validé au moins…

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