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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: ECONOMIC PROVISIONS.

Article D1862-1

…6 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. II. - For the application of Article R. 1524-3, the third and fourth paragraphs are replaced by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-42

…ring all of his or her activity. As an exception to the previous paragraph, the person mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 is subject to an inspection, which relates to the activity for which it has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-3

Restitution is subject to the rules laid down in articles 1352 to 1352-9.It may be reduced if the payment is the result of fault.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302

Any payment presupposes a debt; what has been received without being due is subject to restitution. Restitution is not admitted in respect of natural obligations which have been voluntarily discharged…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-1

Any person who mistakenly or knowingly receives something that is not due to him must return it to the person from whom he received it unduly.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-2

A person who by mistake or under duress has paid the debt of another may bring an action for restitution against the creditor. Nevertheless this right ceases in the case where the creditor, as a resul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

…oters of an event or project and the persons financing, in whole or in part, this event or project. III. - It is forbidden, subject to the penalties provided for in Article L. 574-1, for the managers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

…hin the meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a levy at the rate of 12.8% .For the calculation of this levy,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 G

…ir own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties, for a period of five years, undeveloped pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-4, with the exception of III and IV Order no. 2020-1496 of 2 December 2020 L. 312-4-1, with the exception of 6°, 8° and 9° of…

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