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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-16

The State representative or, where applicable, the inspection mission provided for in article R. 1613-8 send the minister responsible for local authorities and the minister responsible for the budget…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

When the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3, the Secretary General of the Agenc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts recorded in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-24

The amounts representing automatic financial assistance to which production companies are entitled are calculated in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article L692-8

I.-The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings shall apply to the president of the specially designated commercial court or the competent judicial court within whose jurisdiction th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-87

…ion, the savings and provident institutions are cooperative societies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of the cooperative society and of book II of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-89

The shares of the savings and provident institutions may only be held by the local savings companies. The Articles of Association of the savings and provident institutions and of the local savings com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-88

The caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance are credit institutions and may, notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, carry out all…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

1. The rates of the tax referred to in article 266 sexies are set as follows :A-0.-The authorisations mentioned in each of the rows of the tables in the second paragraph of a and b of A of this 1 and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-20

A person belonging to the French cultural and linguistic entity may be naturalised without having to satisfy a qualifying period, if they are a national of a territory or State whose official language…

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