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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…13-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-13 to L. 572-17 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 572-18 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-19 to L. 57…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-1

…du 22 avril 2002 pris pour l'application du premier alinéa de l'article 8 de la loi n° 2001-624 du 17 juillet 2001 et relatif à l'agrément des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire;4° Le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…d within the jurisdiction of each land area or maritime district. The provisions of article R. 3354-17 do not apply in this case.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-27

…is same list referred to in the Commission's decision, where applicable, pursuant to article R. 812-17: -National law relating to companies in difficulty; -European and international law relating to c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…so employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…ed in article 10.2.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code in the version that came into force on 1 January 2021.II - When the breach of article L. 232-9 or 2° of article L. 232-10 involves a substance of abu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 F

…e level applicable to hydroelectric power stations, for power stations commissioned after 1 January 2021. The date of commissioning means the date of the first connection to the electricity grid.III.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater D

…the departmental tax rate for 2018 had been applied.From the tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2021, the proceeds apportioned, in 2020, between persons liable for the property tax on built-up pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4-1

…ipality as part of the levy on State revenues provided for in III of the article 29 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on finance for 2021 compensating for the loss of property tax revenue on bu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D ter

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