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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in article L. 411-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-27-1-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…ioned 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

…panies and mutual insurance group companies referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 may issue mutualist certificates from : 1° Their member-policyholders ; 2° Member-policyholders or p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L785-13

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-13

The Public Prosecutor shall transmit the financial penalty and its certificate to the competent authority of a single State of enforcement at a time, in accordance with the procedures laid down in art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 26

Where registration is subject to the prior resolution of a dispute, the court may defer ruling on the application for registration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recovery of the fine

Article R821-13

…hall be recovered under the conditions laid down for the State debts mentioned in articles 112 to 124 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2

A mutual insurance company is managed by a Board of Directors. However, it may be stipulated in the articles of association of any mutual insurance company that it shall be managed by a management boa…

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