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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-12

…oned by the Enforcement Committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article L. 621-15, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the premises to be vis…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe préliminaire

…rder relating to the certificate of transferability of claims arising from public contractsAppendix 15 Order relating to essential data in public procurement Appendix 16 Order relating to the operatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 bis

I. - For their agricultural operations, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…aforementioned areas, the location condition is deemed to have been met if it achieves no more than 15% of its turnover outside these areas. In excess of 15%, the profits generated are subject to inco…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…nt to Article 79(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the verificatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1001

…of agricultural risk insurance: insurance for all risks of natural or legal persons exclusively or mainly exercising an agricultural or agriculture-related profession as these professions are defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…re and easily accessible internet link to, the EU declaration of conformity provided for in Article 15 of the same Regulation, or accompanied by a declaration that is incomplete or not written in Fren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…th the exception of those resulting from the application of articles L. 1142-3, L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-6, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16, L. 1142-24-17, L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…votes must be drawn up in the order in which they are presented. Lists that do not obtain at least 15% of the votes cast are not eligible for the allocation of seats. The list that obtains the most v…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article L327-11

…referred to in Articles L. 327-3 and L. 327-10 is liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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