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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

…fraction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'année précéden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article R775-29

The provisions of article R. 547-1 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-22

The procedures by which the Chairman of the High Council or the General Rapporteur exercise the powers provided for in Articles R. 821-16 à R. 821-19 and those resulting from the agreements provided f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-23

No one may be naturalised if they are not of good character or morals or if they have been subject to one of the convictions referred to in Article 21-27 of this code. Convictions handed down abroad m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

…are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effectif et une in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-22-2

The draft primary or amending budgets of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry are sent to the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry at least 15 days before the genera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…in favour of independent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 relative à la partie législative du code de la consommation L. 711-4 Res…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27

Reasons must be given for any decision declaring inadmissible, postponing or rejecting an application for acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement by decree as well as an authorisation to lose Fre…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

The judge may in particular:1° Propose a mediation measure to the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or against the child, or unless one of the spouses…

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