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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexdecies I

…department in accordance with the provisions of this article;3° By way of derogation from articles 278-0 bis to 281 octies, the importation of the goods is subject to the rate provided for in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A quater

…r the deliberative body of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment(s) must, before 1st October of the year of the merger, take the deliberations applicable from the following year with re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1

…tel, its Chairman. IT WAS NOTED THAT : a) Laws no. 72-1130 of 21 December 1972 and no. 74-909 of 30 October 1974 amended the legislation governing the Guarantee Fund and the compulsory insurance of la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quindecies

…pean Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector or Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Euro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

…stored and processed automatically under the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-6

…dditional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or carrying out the professional or social activi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L454-5

…additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or carrying out the professional or social activi…

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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 L591-2

…ulation" are deleted; 4° Articles L. 521-2 and L. 521-5 are not applicable; 5° 1° of Article L. 531-27 is not applicable; 6° The last paragraph of Article L. 531-41 is not applicable; 7° In Article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-7

…y be subject to automated processing, under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-38

…procedures laid down for road traffic accidents in application of the provisions of article R. 421-27.

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