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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R366-4

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

For the application of this Part to Mayotte and in the absence of any specific mention of this collectivity:1° The powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Prefe…

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

Article L561-24

I.-The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may oppose the execution of a transaction that has not yet been executed, of which it has become aware as a result of information communicated to it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-41

If a person referred to in 4° of B of I or II of Article L. 612-2 has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with, or an app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 B ter

I. - Taxpayers whose income does not exceed the amount stipulated in II of article 1417, a rebate equal to the fraction of the contribution exceeding 50% of the total amount of their income defined in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-4

I. - A solidarity fund is established for the départements of the Ile-de-France region. The resources of the fund are set at 60 million euros.II. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article A522-1

The information referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 522-5 contains a list of the reference units of account and, for each unit of account, an indication of:i) the performance of the asse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R92

The costs of criminal, correctional and police justice are:1° The costs of translations and extractions carried out at the request of the judicial authority by the services of the national police or t…

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