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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article R581-19

The provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

…1 to L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-5-1, L. 5125-8, L. 5125-9, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-12, L. 5125-16 and L. 5125-18 shall apply in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-39

…7 L. 549-16 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-17 Order no. 2017 1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-18 to L. 549-23 Order no. 2016 827 of 23 June 2016

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-138-1

For the application of article L. 3332-18 of the French Labour Code relating to capital increases reserved for members of a company savings plan, where the general meeting has waived preferential subs…

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

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

…m examination of the file that the application complies with the provisions of II of article L. 211-18. The Commission notifies the travel operator of a registration certificate showing his registrati…

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

Article 1636 B undecies

…h different rates may be voted in application of the second paragraph of 2 applies from 1st January 2005 for all the syndicates of communes and mixed syndicates that collect the tax on this date and f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

…ndred euros.III. The benefit of the allowances mentioned in I is subject to compliance with Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 of 25 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-22

…° of I of Article L. 214-24-55 on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of I of Article R. 214-32-18 or traded over-the-counter, under the following conditions : 1° These contracts relate to one or…

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