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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-36

The Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques is based in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-14

The indications provided for in 1° of Article R. 512-13 are recorded at the initiative of the National Institute of Industrial Property or, in the case of a court decision, at the request of the regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 A

…n article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 to 1395 B are exempt from the special equipment tax, additional to the property tax on undevelo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-24

…n and limitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Monetary signs

Article L721-3

The Governor of the Banque de France shall make applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon the measures necessary for the performance of the tasks mentioned in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title IV of Book I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-7

Persons who have access to information provided by the insured for the purposes of his or her case under a legal expenses insurance contract are bound by professional secrecy, under the conditions and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-64

Articles R. 1413-60 to R. 1413-63 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AB

…he Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry, acquired or manufactured before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months from the date they are brought in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729

…ch has been unduly obtained from the State, entail the application of a surcharge of: a. 40% in the case of deliberate failure to comply; b. 80% in the case of abuse of rights within the meaning of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: MEASURES APPLICABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L754-5

With the exception of the cases mentioned in b and c of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the removal decision may not be enforced before the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons h…

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