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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…se conditions are not required for urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération inter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-2

…n tax status in the mountain territories of the region, within the meaning of l'article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne. He may not b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…of notification of the obligations provided for in Article 706-25-8 and the article 19-II de la loi n° 2015-912 du 24 juillet 2015; h) Where applicable, dates of committal and release; 3° Miscellaneou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R752-4

…312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Services relating to registers

Article A743-10

…ided for in article R. 143-145 46.82 € 45 Specific requirements in the event of company conversions 16.72 € 46 Updating information from main registrations to secondary registrations and from secondar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 G

…ith their own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties, for a period of five years, undevelo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

…tion with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally exempt from business property tax establishments carrying on a comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…R. 723-9 to R. 723-31;8° Title II of Book VIII, with the exception of articles R. 822-149 to R. 822-162, in the version in force the day after the publication of decree no. 2013-192 of 5 March 2013. A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

A transaction falling within the classes mentioned in 3, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 16 of article R. 321-1 is considered to cover a large risk for the purposes of article L. 111-6 if the policyholder meets at l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-1

…s for the theatrical release of a cinematographic work; 4° Application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17.

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