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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

…Articles R. 5211-23 and R. 5211-24, the words: "aux 1°, 2° et 3° de l'article L. 5211-43" are replaced by the words: "aux 1° et 3° de l'article L. 5211-43"; 4° A l'article R. 5211-25, le c et le d so…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

…the products and gains referred to in II of article 125 D.The levies referred to in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this I may not be borne by the debtor.The terms and conditions of appli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

…ect, until the end of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic, first made available on an on-demand…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

…n this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments as well as by other public and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3361-1

…ptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

An annual tax is introduced on electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy located in inland waters, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone.The tax is paid by the operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-1

…to be members, whether or not they employ salaried staff, if they pay a membership fee, in accordance with the rules laid down by a decision of the competent body of the professional employers' organ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

…211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - For the application of Article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions applicable to certain private not-for-profit establishments

Article R6161-43

I. - Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of articles L. 6143-3, L. 6143-4 with the exception of 1°, 2°, eighth paragraph, 3°, tenth paragraph and last paragraph, L. 6145-1, D. 6143-39 with…

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