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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…esulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 312-5 to L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…re committed by a person convicted of a crime, the penalty is two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.Notwithstanding the provisions of the Articles 132-2 to 132-5 of the Penal Code, the se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

I. - Without prejudice to Articles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3 (art. A212-49)

…s around 85,000, including 75,000 clubs active in the field of Olympic sport. Of this total, around 30% of competitive sports associations employ one or more members of staff, mainly because:- only a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 bis

…dustrial buildings not covered by article 1500 and for all other built properties; v. In respect of 2002, to 1.01 for non-built properties, to 1.01 for industrial buildings not covered by article 1500…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-2

…orial master plan for digital development includes mountain areas, within the meaning of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on the development and protection of mountains, the preparation of this strateg…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

…he coefficients provided for in II are increased by 20% when works cumulatively obtain a minimum of 30 points for the "Creation" group and a minimum of 36 points for the "Production" group on the scal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…specifically agricultural or related ;A 24% for fire insurance taken out with departmental funds;A 30% for all other fire insurance ;However, the rates of the tax are reduced to 7% for insurance agai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

…ipality concerned is located in a mountain area delimited in application of article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, the project is al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…ube for displaying images, or any other electrical equipment operating at a potential difference of 30 kV or less;5° All or some of the activities mentioned in 1° of the I of Article R. 1333-104 for c…

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