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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-20

…rsons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-0 G

…stablished, controlled and collected in accordance with article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…994 and by its third amendment signed in Paris on 11 July 2001, approved by the loi n° 2002-1305 du 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-1500 of 20 December 2002;b) Agreement in the fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

…es and crafts sector pursuant to the first paragraph of I of article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and crafts. The natural persons and legal en…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…PPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-0 J

…entioned in articles 1600-0 G to 1600-0 I is set by the article 19 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the reimbursementof the social debt.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-3

…EY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-4

…THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 and L. 342-4 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262 bis

…e part of these services relating to services performed outside the European Union.(Cf. Instruction 1996-11-20 3L-2-96.)

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L652-2

…TEN L. 623-1 to L. 623-9 and L. 623-11 to L. 623-32 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 623-10 Resulting from the loi n° 2016-1547 du 18 novembre 2016

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