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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V quinquies : Duties levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1635 bis AE

…11-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each application for renewal or of each application or not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

I. - As part of the investigations provided for in Article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D591

…and additional observations made pursuant to Article 175;20° Requests made pursuant to Article 77-2;21° Requests made pursuant to Article 495-15.Any other request provided for by provisions of this co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

…eed yield and the average rate of profit sharing for all contracts of the same type;-from 1 January 2022, the manner in which the investment policy takes into account environmental, social and governa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred to in article L. 211-4 (1st paragraph) is hereby approved. AGREEMENT BETWEEN :-on the one hand, the French State, rep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 222-5, the supplier shall provide the consumer with information concerning: 1° Its identity: the identity, principal activity, geographical address…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-23

…research are no longer met as they stand.When they concern research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1, requests for additional information or modifications issued by the Committee are forwarded by…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

I. - A general tax on polluting activities has been introduced and is payable by the following natural or legal persons:1. a) Any person receiving hazardous or non-hazardous waste and operating a faci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…or liquidities, including client assets or liquidities deposited by a UCITS mentioned in Article L. 214-2 or an FIA mentioned in Article L. 214-24 or any other equivalent body in a Member State, provi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…operating and management costs in proportion to the assets mentioned in a of 1° of II of article L. 214-81 of the Monetary and Financial Code held directly or indirectly by the fund, excluding variabl…

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