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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

…ccording to the following scale:Tranches of base Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% Over €60,000 0.799%2° After expropriation:a) Without an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…ompulsory for dishes containing one or more pieces of beef within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…pril 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17th December 2021R. 2123-6 and R. 2123-7Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003 R. 2123-9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…hment concerned by the closure project, as attested by the reports mentioned in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the administrative authority may request the reimbursement of pecuniary aid fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…s applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10 : Olive oil and table olives

Article R412-26

…le L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991, as amended, on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-pomace oil and on the relevant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…r from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-114

…ts or amicable allocation:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998%2° A proportional fee, according to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-2

…the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-2

…ovisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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