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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-35

…articles D. 1332-20 and D. 1332-22 and transmitted under the conditions defined in articles D. 1332-21 and D. 1332-22; 3° The reasons justifying a closure decision when bathing waters are of "insuffic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article D721-24

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-22 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the account and safe-deposit box holders:1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, date and pl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-8

…culars, where applicable -candidate circulars where the provisions of paragraph 3 of article R. 713-21 are applied. II. II -For postal voting, the voting material is sent to the voters by post in an e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-23

…définies aux II and III of Article 52 of Law no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003 for 2004 and in the article…

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Article Annexe 4-7

…le, by additional part beyond two parts\n\t\t\t20\n\t\t\tTransmission of a judgment, by part\n\t\t\t21\n\t\t\tActs pre-trial hearing\n\t\t\t before judgment\n\t\t\tProceedings before a Judge-Rapporteu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…s, ni les mutuelles ou unions de retraite professionnelle supplémentaire mentionnées à l'article L. 214-1 du code de la mutualité, ni les institutions de retraite professionnelle supplémentaire mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

…° Companies bearing the "Living Heritage Company" label within the meaning of Article 23 of Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises.IV. - Regardless of the cl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 266 sexies occurs and this tax is payable at the time when :1. The receipt of waste in a facility mentioned in 1 of I of article 266 sexies ;1a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 S

…een months for shows that have obtained their provisional approval between 1 July 2019 and 2 June 2021. In this case, the company shall repay the tax credit obtained in respect of expenditure incurred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide within the territory of a Member State other than France, where it has its registered office, any financial institution that has obta…

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