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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-43

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 574-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 574-2 Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R732-2

…dministrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4 is the prefect of the département where the pla…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-5

…remuneration proportional to the operating revenue or, in the cases provided for in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-6, a flat fee.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

The pharmacists in charge or delegated pharmacists referred to in article L. 5142-1 and the interim pharmacists referred to in article R. 5142-26 are entered on the register of section B or section E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-17

…s defined in article R. 2272-10 are valid if more than half or, for the sub-committees mentioned in 4° and 6° of this article, if more than one third of the members with voting rights are present, inc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 126

…twenty-four hours without being questioned, is considered to be arbitrarily detained. The Articles 432-4 to 432-6 of the Penal Code are applicable to magistrates or civil servants who ordered or know…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 bis

…in the year of the occurrence or cessation of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned in 4 to 6 of article 6, the situation on 31 December of the tax year is taken into account.The family e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2b: Local protocols

Article D4011-4-2

I.-The manager of one of the entities mentioned in articles L. 4011-4-1 to L. 4011-4-3 declares the implementation of a local cooperation protocol mentioned in I of the same articles to the director g…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-33

…activities involving particular risks, mentioned in the third paragraph of the I of Article L. 5126-4, for which authorisation is granted for a period of seven years by the competent authority: 1° ste…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-7

…° The product concerned; 3° The delimitation of the associated geographical area or specific place; 4° The quality, reputation, traditional know-how or other characteristics which the product concerne…

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