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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-5n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental and interdepartmental councils

Article R4321-42

The departmental or interdepartmental council of the order of masseur-physiotherapists is composed as follows: 1° Where the number of masseur-physiotherapists on the most recently published register i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595 bis

…3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 1 January 2002, the rates of the tax are set at:FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUEAPPLICABLE RATE%Not exceeding €23,000…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4

Any fixation, reproduction, communication or making available to the public, whether in return for payment or free of charge, or any television broadcast of a performance, a phonogram, a videogram, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-10

Any infringement knowingly committed against the rights guaranteed by this book is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence has been committed in an organi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

I. - Candidates who meet the following conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eigh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-1

…asis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 ; 2° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

…518-22 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-23 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-24 law no. 2014-617 of 13 June 2014 L. 518-24-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

…518-22 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-23 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-24 law no. 2014-617 of 13 June 2014 L. 518-24-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Law no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article D3821-12

…1 to D. 3121-14 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles D. 3121-21 to D. 3121-23-1 and D. 3121-24 to D. 3121-26, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2015-796 of 1st July 2015, shall apply in…

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