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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R593-2

…hapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-20

I. - The new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 benefit from the flat-rate allocation provided for in articles L. 2334-7 to L. 2334-12.II. - In the first year of the creation of the new commune,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater

…tax credit applies:a. (Repealed)b. To the expenditure referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of thermal…

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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

…rcised 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 regard to the processing of personal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1541-2

Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, with the exception of III of Article R. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20

…tutory auditor or a member, in accordance with the provisions of the eighth paragraph of Article L. 223-27, the time limit is reduced to eight days. A company that intends to use electronic communicat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23-2

…ions as the allowance paid to the municipalities, in accordance with the provisions of l'article L. 2335-3.The loss of revenue that the communauté de communes suffers as a result of the extension from…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-22

…ticipating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the requiremen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-29

…applicant and, if applicable, the name of the person responsible for representing or assisting him; 2° The patent for which the licence is requested; 3° Proof of the applicant's qualification, from a…

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