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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R3321-2

…leted; 3° In article R. 3122-2, the words: "in the Official Journal of the European Union" are replaced by the words "in the Official Journal of the Saint-Barthélemy Local Authority"; 4° Articles R. 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-28

…y between employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations in accordance with the following terms and conditions:1° An endowment is distributed between the employees' tra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…gion which meet the following conditions:a. Their nature is directly related to the investment financed;b. Their amount over the life of the loan does not exceed 5% of the issue price.4° Pensions, ben…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…ed deadlines.A fine equal to €1,500 is applicable, for each document, but the total fines may not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2013-679 D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-2-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank, as the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 withi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-1

…of article L. 2313-1, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure/population; 2° Proceeds from direct taxation/population; 3° Real operating revenue/population; 4° Gross capital expend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-2

…isation and operation of the High Council, its Chairman: 1° Represents the High Council in legal proceedings and acts on its behalf; 2° Appoints to posts, sets remuneration and compensation subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R314-3

PART I: Basic equation expressing the equivalence of loans, on the one hand, and repayments and charges, on the other. The basic equation, which defines the annual percentage rate of charge (APR), exp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-39

…ult of this clause, the rent is increased or decreased by more than a quarter in relation to the price previously set contractually or by court order. The variation in rent resulting from this revisio…

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