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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 9: Financing

Article L385-10

Except for the purposes of constituting the solvency margin referred to in Article L. 385-2, supplementary occupational pension funds shall not take out loans or act as guarantors for third parties. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 B

In the Department of Mayotte, from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2025, the following are exempt from registration duty or land registration tax when they are carried out for the benefit of irregula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 A

…registration tax, except where these duties and tax are levied at the rate provided for in article 1594 D.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…ons of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transferred to the region…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1093

A gift of property to come, or of present and future property, made between spouses by marriage contract, whether simple or reciprocal, shall be subject to the rules established by the preceding chapt…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1084

A gift by marriage contract may be made cumulatively of present and future property, in whole or in part, on condition that a statement of the donor's debts and charges existing on the day of the gift…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-15

…she monitors the expert appraisal assignments decided by the Committee pursuant to 3° of article R. 144-14, and presents the conclusions of these assignments to the Committee.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…artists: 1° 25% of sums from private copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 and which could not be distributed either pursuant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

…ovoltaic or hydroelectric power generation plants, with the exception of those mentioned in Article 1519 D, whose installed electrical power within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq of the Energ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-5

…lfil its initial function and in particular remains compliant with the provisions of article L. 513-10-4. The date of maximum durability is indicated by the words: "To be used before the end of", foll…

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