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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and hygiene measures to control insect vectors

Article R1331-13

…priate in conjunction with the Prefect; 2° For the application of the provisions of article L. 2213-30 of the General Code for Local Authorities, set up a programme in urban areas to identify, treat a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article D626-65

The draft plan provided for in Article L. 626-30-2 must include at least the following information: 1° The identity of the debtor; 2° The debtor's assets and liabilities at the time the restructuring…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-4

…t for the year of allocation calculated under the conditions provided for in III of article L. 5211-30. The allocation reverting to the member municipalities corresponds to the difference between the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…de comptabilité et de gestion dans les conditions définies à l'article 50 of decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012; 3° Hold diplomas deemed to be of a level equivalent to those mentioned in 2° by the M…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

…ed by the prefect, on the proposal of the president of the general council;"; 5° In Article R. 5211-30, after the words: "article L. 5211-45", the words: "as applicable to Mayotte by virtue of III of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…I of this Article is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…dicial police officers [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023]. In the event of any difficulty encountered in the performance of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

…the application for approval is registered by the Agence nationale de l'habitat is between 1 March 2022 and 31 December 2024; 2° The property is rented out unoccupied as the main residence for the en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° : Tax reduction granted in respect of compensatory benefits paid in capital or by attribution of an asset or a right

Article 199 octodecies

…greement approved by the judge or by the divorce decree, and within the limit of a ceiling equal to 30,500 € assessed in relation to the period mentioned in the first paragraph.Where the compensatory…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…the legal protection resulting from articles 79-1 to 79-6 and from Article 95 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.Technological measures may not prevent the fr…

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