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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-44

…per van parks and tourist car parks;8° Campsites, caravan parks and any other outdoor accommodation;9° Marinas.10° Accommodation awaiting classification and unclassified accommodation that does not fa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-16

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-12, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-15

In the first paragraph of Article L. 464-9, the words: ", do not concern facts falling within the scope of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are deleted..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B bis

…la mutualité or the institutions for supplementary professional retirement mentioned in article L. 942-1 of the Social Security Code purchase or subscribe to debt securities negotiable on a regulated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-631

…well as for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, as an attached practitioner. This possibility is open to them from the fifth y…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-7

I. - The conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 apply to the persons referred to in article L. 519-3-3. Where applicable, when an intermediary carri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L424-3

I.-Articles L. 232-18-7, L. 232-18-9 to L. 232-20 and L. 232-20-2 are applicable in French Polynesia. II.For the application of I: 1° In article L. 232-18-7: a) The words: "tribunal judiciaire" are re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

I.-In the case of assignment of the exploitation right, where the author has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-1

If the accused does not consent to be tried forthwith or if the case does not appear to be ready for trial, the court, after hearing the submissions of the parties and their counsel, remits the case t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36

…tory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of companies, equity loans are only…

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