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Showing 29712980 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…The municipalities in whose territory one or more priority neighbourhoods for city policy are located or their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may e…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…s provided for in this Title, the following provisions of the regulatory part of this Code are applicable to Wallis and Futuna:1° Book I, with the exception of the second paragraph of Article R. 112-4…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater C

…re attached to the premises mentioned in 1° to 3° of III of article 231 ter without being topographically integrated into a production establishment.IV. - The following are excluded from the scope of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Access to employment for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…ame and on behalf of their client in any financial or real estate transaction or act in a fiduciary capacity ;2° They assist their client in the preparation or execution of transactions concerning :a)…

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

Article L5842-4

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

The company carrying out the activity of wholesaler-distributor declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé the territory in which each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products carrie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…training costs of elected representatives mentioned in article L. 2123-14; 4° The remuneration of local authority employees, the related contributions and social security contributions; 4° bis Under t…

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