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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-2

I.-The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies G

I. - Insurance and reinsurance companies may set aside tax-free provisions to meet exceptional expenses relating to operations that cover risks due to natural elements, atomic risk, civil liability ri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262-0 bis

I.-Persons who intervene, in their name and on their behalf or in the name and on behalf of vendors affiliated to them, in a supply of goods transaction exempt from value added tax under the condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article L710-1

…regional chamber of commerce and industry, do not have legal personality.As an exception to the loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have the power, with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, to impose its obligations on the persons ment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7

If the inventor is an employee, the right to the industrial property title, in the absence of a contractual stipulation more favourable to the employee, is defined according to the following provision…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-4

The manufacturer or importer of movable goods shall inform the professional seller of the availability or non-availability of spare parts essential for the use of the goods concerned and, where applic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

A tax is levied on the first admission to reside in France, for the purpose of carrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Lab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-10

I. - Where the European Commission considers that the State has failed to fulfil one of its obligations under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that the obligation concerned fall…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

For insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured m…

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