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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to Guadeloupe

Article R591-4

…priately. "6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions provided for in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "by hand-delivery of the summons when the complete asylum application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article R591-7

…examined. "6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions provided for in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "by hand-delivery of the summons when the complete asylum application…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…cessing operations may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the extent strictly…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-72

…of of PN-C or PTH-120 qualifications corresponding to the mixes used in accordance with Annexes III-17 a and III-18 a.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

…Article L. 561-2, their managers and agents or that of the authorities mentioned in Article L. 561-17 and when the judicial investigation reveals that they may be involved in the money laundering or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…pplication of 4° of article L. 2111-1 and article L. 2111-2 of this code, as well as article L. 421-17-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, the president of the departmental council orga…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-18

…ss by electronic means to the tools and devices mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 2332-17 from the date of publication of the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, from th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

…roducts that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999, for other drinks by the decrees in the Council of State taken for the application of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-5

…g are treated as periods of presence: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in Article L. 1225-17, paternity and childcare leave provided for in Article L. 1225-35, adoption leave provided for in…

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