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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-2

The rules relating to the exemptions mentioned inarticle L. 3335-4 of the Public Health Code, reproduced in article L. 313-1 of this Code, are set out in articles D. 3335-16 to D. 3335-18 of the Publi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-2

1° The technical provisions of insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 operating both on French and Monegasque territory must be represented under the conditions laid down by French r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-264

Each site providing care for patients in full hospitalisation comprises: 1° Single rooms accommodating at least one relative. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to the patient and a l…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-2

If an investment is made without prior authorisation, if prior authorisation is obtained by fraud, if the requirements of II of article L. 151-3 are disregarded, if decisions or injunctions issued on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-3

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require a Class 2 or Class 3 investment firm to take, at an early stage, any measures necessary to address any of the following issues: 1° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-21

A reference medical biology laboratory that ceases to fulfil the conditions for operating a medical biology laboratory provided for in Book II of Part Six or that does not apply the obligations of its…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Different categories of detainees

Article D521-1-1

When the sentenced person is notified of one of the decisions of the representative of the public prosecutor's office mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article 728-22-1, the latter is informed that the ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

I.-1. Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real taxation system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-6

If the assize court answers in the affirmative to the question provided for in Article D. 47-37-5, it must then rule on the following question: "Has the accused materially committed the act of which h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-3

The card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity, provided for in article L. 123-29, is signed by the president of the consular chamber or his representative. It includes th…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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