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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-0 (A211-42)

Title I ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS I-1. The Director of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Interest on arrears

Article 1727

I. - Any tax claim, the establishment or collection of which is the responsibility of the tax authorities, which has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of late pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

I.-The following offences are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…cree no. 2022-928 of 23 June 2022. 3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R. 326-7;Articles R. 331-88, R. 332-1 and R. 343-2 are applicable in the wording resulting f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…icle 113(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 established in France and the persons affiliated thereto constitutes a group. II. - The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R743-10

…2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-139 to R. 214-150n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-151n° 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016R. 214-152 to R. 214-154n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-155n° 2014-1011 of 5 Sep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

…2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-139 to R. 214-150n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-151n° 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016R. 214-152 to R. 214-154n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-155n° 2014-1011 of 5 Sep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

I.-Until 31 December 2001, allocations from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

STANDARD DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the fed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…public offers of mutualist certificates referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 322-26-8 of the Insurance Code, provided that these public offers are not offers referred to in 1° of Ar…

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