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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

I.-1. Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real taxation system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…achieved;13° The existence of the right of withdrawal provided for in Articles L. 221-18 et L. 221-20;14° The terms and conditions of termination of the contract;15° The possibility of recourse to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-14-1

…side scale D, and, above this amount, to 25% of this base. The incentive bonus is paid annually and may be subject to advances during the year. III.-The patent bonus is a lump sum. Its amount is set b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…8° and the relevant costs assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 444-6; 20° "Rate of regulated income for the profession": ratio between the regulated income and the regula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ppointment and dismissal of the director and his deputy;15° The conditions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certifi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-7

…t fifty years of the seventy-year period provided for in 2° of I of article L. 211-4. The performer may not waive this right. However, a phonogram producer who employs fewer than ten people and whose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

The committee of a syndicat de communes may decide, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5212-20 du code général des collectivités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

…n the taxable amount of the capital gains determined under the conditions provided for, as the case may be, in articles 150 V to 150 VD or II of article 244 bis A.It is due by the transferor and payab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…ipal cooperation draws up and updates a report on inter-municipal cooperation in the department. It may formulate any proposal aimed at strengthening inter-municipal cooperation. To this end, it hears…

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