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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-11

…iry relating to [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision No 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019.] one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706…

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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 L764-1

…are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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

Article R283-1

…he following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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

Article R282-1

…owing provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5-1

The recruitment on an open-ended contract of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-5-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-155-1

The rights in rem referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-36 are : 1° Ownership, bare ownership and usufruct ; 2° emphyteusis ; 3° easements; 4° The rights of the lessee under a construction lease or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

1. Profits made in France by foreign companies shall be deemed to be distributed, in respect of each financial year, to shareholders who do not have their tax domicile or registered office in France.T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-1

I. - With effect from 2012, a national fund for the equalisation of inter-communal and communal resources is created for communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their ow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111

…to members directly or through interposed persons or companies by way of advances, loans or deposits.Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, when these sums are repaid after 1 January 1960, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1731

1. Gives rise to the application of a 5% surcharge for any delay in the payment of sums that must be paid to the tax administration accountants in respect of taxes other than those mentioned in Articl…

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