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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries.

Article L4423-1

…and L. 4311-12 are applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Articles L. 4311-2 to L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European Investigation Order by the French judicial authorities

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
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

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 General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

The option mentioned in Article 260 B does not apply: 1° Transactions carried out by affiliates of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, as well as their groupings, between themsel…

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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
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1723 ter

…8, shall be recovered either in accordance with the procedures laid down when the loi n° 69-1168 du 26 décembre 1969, soit par voie d'apposition de timbre ou sur état, dans des conditions fixées par d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-20

…he economic and financial control of the State under the conditions set out in decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 relating to the economic and financial control of the State.France Compétences is requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-17

…measurements carried out by a laboratory approved under the conditions laid down in article R. 1333-26 or by the Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire. It shall ensure that the results ar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-33

…The choice is made by the creditor, subject to the conditions set out inarticle 3 of the Order of 26 June 1816 establishing the judicial auctioneers and the territorial jurisdiction of the official…

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