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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…2131-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-4 and L. 2131-5 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2131-6 law no. 2000-597 of 30 June 2000 L. 2131-7 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 2131…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, Chapter II of Title V of Book I of the Monetary and Financial Code and Regulation (EU) No 952/…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

…alid identity document, a passport photograph complying with the specifications of standard ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005, a declaration on honour attesting to the accuracy of the information given on the decl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…terventional procedure and to which a double K or KC and Z quotation was assigned prior to 31 March 2005, the fee rate is set at 40% for university hospital centres and 20% for hospital centres. The l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-28

…s goods in the event of compulsory liquidation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 642-19 et seq; 3° Sales on realisation of a pledge under the conditions provided for in the second parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-24-62

…articles of association or the fund rules ;2° An annual report in accordance with Article L. 214-24-19;3° A half-yearly report covering the first six months of the financial year.II. - The annual and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

…ation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided for in articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20 and 222-20-1 of the Penal Code in cases that involve multiple victims and are or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1-1

The following are exempt from the obligations set out inArticle L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: a) Persons and entities affiliated, within the meaning of Article L. 512-92, to a caisse d'épar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-14

…other cases. This period applies without prejudice to articles L. 1233-24, L. 1235-7-1 and L. 1237-19-8 of the Labour Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-8

…ogy laboratories of this decision when it sends them biological samples pursuant to Article L. 6211-19.

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