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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies C

I. - The public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in 1 of III of Article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member municipalities for the provisions relating to the business pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-6

For the processing of registration declarations and applications for authorisation or declarations prior to the exercise of the activity, the provisions of article R. 123-1 with the exception of 1° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article D3345-1

When a profit-sharing or incentive agreement, or a company savings plan, an inter-company savings plan, a collective retirement savings plan or a collective company retirement savings plan is conclude…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-11

The joint fund helps to finance the following activities, which constitute missions of general interest for the employees' trade union organisations and the professional employers' organisations conce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-8

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-23

A member of the Supervisory Board may, if he or she and his or her alternate are unable to attend, be represented by another member of the Board holding a proxy. The provision of the previous paragrap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-10

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking service providers

Article R774-10

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicate…

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