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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…he exception of 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 8°; 5° Articles R. 561-42-2 to R. 561-64. II. - For the application of I: 1° References to trusts within the meaning of the Civil Code are deleted and references…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

…an activity, of whatever nature, by private individuals or legal entities, or used by the State, local authorities, public establishments or bodies and professional bodies, and, on the other hand, pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Access to employment for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…ame and on behalf of their client in any financial or real estate transaction or act in a fiduciary capacity ;2° They assist their client in the preparation or execution of transactions concerning :a)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

The company carrying out the activity of wholesaler-distributor declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé the territory in which each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products carrie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…training costs of elected representatives mentioned in article L. 2123-14; 4° The remuneration of local authority employees, the related contributions and social security contributions; 4° bis Under t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594-0 G

…meaning of article 256 A, where the deed of acquisition contains an undertaking by the purchaser to carry out, within four years, work leading to the production of a new building within the meaning of…

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