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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

…rity Code;15° The terms and conditions for implementing profit-sharing and employee savings schemes;16° The procedures for taking into account, in the branch or company, requests relating to negotiati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775

…sentences handed down for the offences provided for in Title IV of Book IV of the Commercial Code; 16°The fixed fines mentioned in 11° of Article 768 of this Code. Bulletins No. 2 provided in the eve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

…all communicate material weaknesses in internal control to the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16, at the time it deems appropriate, in writing. Content of the written communication of material w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

…cial reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the request…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

Article 232

…nstituted.II. - The tax is due for each dwelling that has been vacant for at least one year, on 1st January of the tax year, with the exception of dwellings owned by low-income housing organisations a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

…of this article and the reporting obligations. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED FROM 1 JANUARY 1996. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…their own tax status may, by a general resolution adopted under the conditions defined in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax establishments carrying out retail sales of new books…

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