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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 Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-5

…cle L. 131-8 may be withdrawn by the Prefect of the département in which its registered office is located in the event of : 1° Non-compliance of the articles of association with the conditions set out…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

For the "Creative Infrastructure" group, a maximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D pre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-5

…ersons or parties related to the persons on whose behalf the reported or notified transactions were carried out, the existence of the report or notification referred to in the same Article or to provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-50

…de service du Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne; 7° Collège des personnels médicaux, de recherche et techniciens du sport de haut niveau; 8° Collège des stagiaires de l'Ecole nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-54-1

…ndowment for investment is instituted for the benefit of the communes of French Polynesia. This allocation is earmarked for the financing of projects by communes and their establishments in the areas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-5

…r in article R. 321-67 Legal subjects Voluntary and judicial sales: concepts and distinctions; applicable texts. Taxation. Resale rights. Intervention by the State: right of pre-emption. Imports and e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-5

…ional law on companies in difficulty. Cheques and commercial bills. Protests and non-payment certificates. Commercial sureties and liens. Leasing. Civil and commercial procedure Proceedings before the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

The following foreign nationals are exempt from signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wordin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-5

…for which the children's judge has ordered the measure provided for in article 375-9-1 are automatically excluded from the judicial support measure. The persons responsible respectively for the imple…

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