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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…persons, signed in Paris on 31 August 1983, amended by the exchange of letters of 10 and 11 October 1986 and by the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters signed in Algiers on 28 September 19…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-8

…undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 includes the following information: 1° Investments : A-Employee investment : a) Changes in the wo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 Articles R. 123-2 to R. 123-4Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…esulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 732-1 and R. 732-2 Resulting from Decree No. 2018-94 of 13 February 2018 D. 732-3 Resulting from Decree No. 2017-302 of 8 March 2017 R. 733-1 Resul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

Direct or indirect advertising sent by electronic means to clients who are likely to be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating to the provision of investment services concerning f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-4

For the application of d of 1 of II of article 220 sexies of the General Tax Code, cinematographic or audiovisual works are considered to contribute to the development of French and European cinematog…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

I.-When a person mentioned in 1° to 1°c or 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 has a cross-border correspondent relationship with a financial institution located in a country that is not a member of the Eur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

I. - Mortgage formalities for which a proportional real estate security contribution is levied shall give rise to the collection of a contribution reduced by half, subject to the provisions of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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

Article L2334-5

The tax effort of each commune is equal to the ratio between: 1° The revenue received by the municipality the previous year in respect of property tax on non-built properties, council tax on second ho…

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