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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

I. - The provisions of Subsection 3 of Section 6 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 in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-7

I. - Articles L. 5211-21, L. 5211-23, L. 5211-25-1, L. 5211-26, L. 5211-27 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-8

From 1st January following the date of their creation, the communities of communes and the communities of agglomeration of French Polynesia receive an allocation in respect of the inter-municipality g…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

Any advertising relating to the acquisition of housing intended for rental and likely to benefit from the provisions of articles 199 tervicies, 199 sexvicies and 199 novovicies of the French General T…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-59

In addition to the information required for all judgements, the adjudication judgement refers to the orientation judgement, the judgements ruling on disputes and the conditions of sale. It designates…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

Any person who promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 57…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-35

The mayor or the elected municipal representatives deputising for him or having received a delegation benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the municipality in accorda…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article R3121-33-1

Drug users' harm reduction support centres (centres d'accueil et d'accompagnement à la réduction des risques pour usagers de drogues) provide : 1° Group and individual reception, information and perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33

The national harm reduction guidelines for drug users referred to in article L. 3121-5 are reproduced in appendix 31-2 to this code.

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