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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-77

For the application ofarticle 23 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947, the cooperative societies mentioned in this section come under the authority of the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Forgery of authentic instruments.

Article 305

…e unsuccessful plaintiff in the forgery action shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1760 bis

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in IV of Article 210-0 A shall result in a €10,000 fine being imposed for each transaction.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-3

…ons of the administrative authority imposing the fines provided for in articles L. 821-6 and L. 821-10 shall state the reasons on which they are based and shall be subject to full appeal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-3

Without prejudice to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the Metropolitan Council shall meet as of right on the first Thursday following its election.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article R229-16

…are appointed and carry out their duties in accordance with the conditions set out in Article R. 22-10-7.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…ch public land establishment and, on the other hand, the product of the business property tax for 2010 relating to these same establishments.From the taxes levied for 2012, the revenue from the proper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…vity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1(1) All radionucl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

…and 2°. The deduction applies to the assets mentioned in 1° to 3° acquired when new from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022. II.The deduction referred to in I applies to non-road mobile machinery…

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