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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-1

…1, L. 2212-2, L. 2212-3, L. 2212-4, L. 2213-6, L. 2213-7, L. 2213-8, L. 2213-9, L. 2213-21, L. 2213-26, L. 2213-27, L. 2214-3, L. 2214-4,L. 2215-1 and L. 2215-4.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-6

For the application of articles 694-25 and 694-26, where a European investigation decision requires a person detained on national territory to be temporarily transferred to the territory of the execut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R721-3

…ceives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Articles R. 131-26 to R. 131-31 and R. 131-33 to R. 131-37;2° Carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-19

…ing the payment, the paying body ensures, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3262-26 to R. 3262-31, that the person presenting the vouchers is a restaurant owner, hotel owner-res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-34

…in charge and the interim pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) in charge as defined in articles R. 5142-26 and R. 5142-27 and setting out their responsibilities. The company also sends a copy, as appropri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…when committed against minors, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 222-29-1 and 227-26 of the Penal Code, shall be time-barred after ten years from the age of majority of the latter. P…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…type mentioned in 6° of article 120 and 1° of I of article 125-0 A, attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017, as well as income taken into account to determine the taxable profit of an indust…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31 March of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the amounts of subsidies intended to compensate for the loss of turnover s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-8

…report provided for in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be communicated annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-2

…2016 relative à la partie législative du code de la consommation L. 711-4 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 711-7 and L. 711-8 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016…

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