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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…s local public establishments and public health establishments (EPS) referred to in article D. 1617-19 of the General Local Authorities Code and D. 6145-54-3 of the Public Health Code. This term may a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

I. - Subject to the provisions specific to industrial and commercial profits, agricultural profits and non-commercial profits, capital gains realised by natural persons or companies or groupings cover…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209

…he second paragraph of article 37, the corporation tax due by companies created as from 1st January 1984 is established, when no balance sheet is drawn up during the first calendar year of activity, o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XX: Tax on financial transactions

Article 235 ter ZD

I.-A tax applies to any acquisition for consideration of a capital security, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 A of the Monetary and Financial Code, or an equivalent capital security, within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…tion that the product should be kept out of the reach of children;e) A health warning affixed twice;19° Selling, distributing or offering free of charge a vaping product containing nicotine if the uni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…t a work permit as set out in article L. 8251-1 of the Labour Code, and pursuant to article L. 8271-19 of the same code, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 of the Labour Cod…

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

Article Annexe 10

…\t-3 recent and perfectly similar frontal ID photographs, bareheaded, (35 mm × 45 mm format-ISO/IEC 19794-5 standard: 2005) (no copy) or if request submitted as part of the online service mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…expense, a responsibility training course to prevent and combat domestic and gender-based violence; 19° Complete, where applicable at their own expense, a training course to combat sexism and raise aw…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…the undersigned, who agrees to undertake the following commitments on behalf of the company:Article 19 The management of the company is assured by Mr (9) for a term of M........... has declared that h…

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