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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 754 B

…all due care to ensure the effective application of the provisions of articles L. 211-3 and L. 211-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the managers, the chairman of the board of directors or the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-6

…n enabling both the donor and the recipient of blood to be identified, in breach of article L. 1221-7, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

I. - Cash withdrawals may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are h…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-7

When a creditor usually offers credit agreements with an insurance proposal whose purpose is to guarantee repayment of the credit, any advertising mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-6

The trade union committee is set up in accordance with the rules laid down in articles L. 5211-7, L. 5211-8 and, unless otherwise provided for in the founding decision, in article L. 5212-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-6

…6-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and in 6° and 7° of article L. 312-1 of the social action and family code. The reorganisation of the structures of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Hospitality certificates

Article R313-6

…ficate with the person being received;6° Previous reception certificates signed by the host, if any;7° The characteristics of the place of accommodation;8° The host's undertaking to cover the foreign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-63

…costs; 6° R. 6332-30 to R. 6332-33, relating to the transmission of documents by skills operators; 7° R. 6332-34 to R. 6332-36, relating to the accounting and auditing of the accounts of skills opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

…s, the State and public authorities; 6° Proceeds from sales and remuneration for services rendered; 7° Income from intellectual property; 8° Operating appropriations allocated by the founding members.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

The first issue of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421…

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