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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-6

Mixed syndicates comprising only local authorities or groupings with their own tax status may also introduce, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5211-21, the tourist tax or the flat-rate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents and declaration of confidentiality of annual accounts

Article A123-61

To carry out the electronic transmission of the accounting documents provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-111, accompanied, where applicable, by the declaration of confidentiality of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-50

The obligations to which a person may be required to submit in the executing State are as follows: 1° An obligation on the person to inform a specific authority of any change of residence; 2° A prohib…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

Expenditure taken into account for the award of grants is :1° Expenditure on physical restoration, digitisation and, where applicable, digital restoration;2° For silent films, expenditure on recreatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-6

…meeting.The same action is open to any shareholder or any holder of securities giving access to the capital when the general or special meeting to which he belongs is not consulted under the condition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Self-employed foreign nationals

Article L421-6

…sted when the conditions for issuing this permit are met. At the end of the validity period of this card, if they continue to meet the conditions for its issue, they will receive, at their request, a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Obtaining a new residence permit with a change of reason

Article L433-6

A foreign national applying for the issue of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit on a basis other than that for which he/she was issued with the residence permit or long-stay visa referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements for agencies

Article L1432-6

…of the ministers responsible for health, social security and agriculture; 3° Contributions from the Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie for actions concerning medico-social establishments…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…The part of the proceeds of the tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment that has not been allocated to the expenditure mentioned in 1°, 4° and 5° of article 2333-53 of the General Local Authorit…

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