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

Article R152-2

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the territorial council of Saint-Barthélemy; 2° The references to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-31

…supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with technical regulatory standards laying down technical arrangements for the objective presentation of invest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…st two ballots, a third ballot is held and the election is held by a relative majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the election shall be by age.The Board of Directors may delegate some o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

The classification of resorts that took place prior to the date of entry into force of this section, set by VII of Article 7 of Law no. 2006-437 of 14 April 2006 containing various provisions relating…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…y make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to their business, when they fall within the categories of vehicles with a total authorised la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-4

An action brought in accordance with Regulation (EU) 608/2013 of 12 June 2013 by the trade mark proprietor on the basis of the provisions of Article L. 713-3-2 shall be inadmissible if, in the course…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-2

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 354-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-11

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-11

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-66

The dismissal of all the members of the company or of the company shall automatically result in the dissolution of the company by the extinction of its objects. The decision to dismiss them shall reco…

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