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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

I.-The professionals in a sector, customers and suppliers, may jointly decide to reduce the maximum payment period set in the second, third and fourth paragraphs of I of Article L. 441-10. They may al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…16° Expenditure relating to the collective sanitation system mentioned in II of article L. 2224-8; 17° Expenditure relating to the sanitation police referred to in article L. 2213-30; 18° The costs o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter

…is A of article 208 and the venture capital companies referred to in 3° septies of the same article may offset all or part of the tax credits attached to the income and capital gains from the disposal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496

…fferent parts of the premises, as well as its location, size, condition and equipment. II bis. - In Mayotte, the rental value determined pursuant to II is reduced by 60%. III. - 1. For the assessment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-2

…ded for in the same Article 1609 nonies C and at least one for agglomeration communities ;- fifteen mayors elected by the college of mayors of France, including at least one for overseas departments,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

…At the request of the applicant, authorisation for complex visceral and digestive oncology surgery may be limited to one or more of the specific therapeutic practices mentioned in 1°, including at le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

…e obligations set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on the necessary technical standards for security features applied to tobacco products. The com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

…ontribution is increased by the amount of financial compensation for the costs mentioned in Article 17 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, depa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition

Article L224-1

…his pension under a compulsory old-age insurance scheme or from the age mentioned in article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code, at the earliest. The plan gives rise to the opening of a securitie…

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