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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-17

…e Assembly of Martinique receive, for the actual performance of their duties, an allowance fixed by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the civil service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10

…authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference medicinal product concerned. The applicant for this authorisation must inform the holder o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 quater

…article 1636 B septies, apply to the City of Paris. For the application of these provisions: 1° The reference to the municipal council is replaced by the reference to the Paris council; 2° The City of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R441-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment are replaced by references to the director of companie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L752-15

…9-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are replaced by referenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L753-15

…9-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are replaced by referenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-3

…RET number or, where applicable, registration number in a professional register or other equivalent reference for a person established abroad, or with a body responsible for collecting social security…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 D

…up of the amount excluding value added tax of supplies of goods and services carried out during the reference period, with the exception of exempt transactions and disposals of tangible or intangible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L764-1

…2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411-4 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 Oct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-19

…security in an account, the intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3 shall draw up a nominative reference form. This statement shall indicate the details identifying the principal, the legal natur…

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