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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

I.-It is an offence punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros to:-engaging in or assisting in any of the transactions referred to in articles L. 211-1 and L. 211-4 without compl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

Subject to the provisions of article R. 423-15, the fund must have at its disposal at all times a total amount of resources equal to 0.05% of the total mathematical provisions recorded at 31 December…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Par…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…ry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This tax reduction applies: a) To expenditure relating to a dwelling, forming part of a touris…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

…sub-group is awarded 2 points or 1 point depending on whether : a) The video game scores more than 15 points under the "Authors and Creative Collaborators" group: 2 points ; b) The video game scores…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

…L. 423-15 of the same code. II. - The Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…ovisions of Book II in their wording, for their application , resulting from Decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R. 326-7 ;Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…e no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-16 and R. 1221-17 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R772-2

…l market ; "3° In Article R. 561-5-2, the references to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 and to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 are rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article R772-1

…l market ; "3° In Article R. 561-5-2, the references to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 and to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 are rep…

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