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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-56

For gratuitous transfers, the valuation of the usufruct and bare ownership is established in accordance with the provisions of article 669 of the General Tax Code. However, a donation with usufruct re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-55

Where an agreement is made in a single document and relates to property of different kinds but subject to the same fee structure, the fee is calculated on the total value of the property.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-52

…ollowing conditions:1° Discounts on the right to institute proceedings mentioned in Article A. 444-15 apply to the portion of the fee calculated on portions of claim amounts greater than or equal to €…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Financial provisions.

Article D2531-5

…rbanisation perimeter of existing new towns or towns to be created referred to in 2° of Article L. 2531-6 is set in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 5311-1 to L. 5311-3. Failing p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-5

I. - The articles R. 2114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-50

The allocation of the global operating grant to the communes of French Polynesia is carried out under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-1, R. 2334-3 and R. 2334-9-1 to R. 2334-9-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-5

…nd the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la fonction p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article D2573-51

…Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale" are deleted; 2° The words: "Articles R. 2334-15 to R. 2334-17" are replaced by the words: "Article R. 2334-17". IV. - For the application of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting (R)

Article D3342-5

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-5

For budgets voted by type, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in article L. 3312-2, supplemented, for programmes, by…

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