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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-30

On pain of nullity of the transfer provided for in Article L. 526-27: 1° The transfer must relate to the entire business assets of the sole trader, which may not be split; 2° In the event of a contrib…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Gestion de l'éloignement" ("Expulsion management")

Article R142-32

…/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply to the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-26.The rights of information, access, rectification, deletion an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-2

The exemptions provided for by articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-27 are applicable to natural persons subject to a simplified tax regime under local regulations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-33

The rules laid down in Articles R. 712-27 and R. 712-29 apply to issues by a network institution of bonds or to the conclusion of a property leasing contract.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article R2123-24

The ceiling on the contribution rates provided for in article L. 2123-27 is set as follows: - contribution rate for the commune: 8%; - contribution rate for the elected member: 8%.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-1

…he following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their applicati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-1

…er, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

The article L. 1617-5, in its wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adap…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-146

Sociétés d'exercice libéral constituées pour l'exercice de la profession d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-125…

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