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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 10

…rfectly similar frontal ID photographs, bareheaded, (35 mm × 45 mm format-ISO/IEC 19794-5 standard: 2005) (no copy) or if request submitted as part of the online service mentioned in Article R. 431-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

…itle III of Book V or in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 where one of the following conditions is met: 1° The investment firm fails to compl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-6

…the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 314-22 and D. 314-23 Resulting from the decree no. 2022-894 of 15 Ju…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-1

…w n° 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men and of décret n° 2015-354 du 27 mars 2015 relatif à l'égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux commissions et instances consultati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-1

…edures set out in the first two paragraphs of article L. 6323-11 and articles L. 6323-11-1, L. 6323-27 and L. 6323-34. The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to receive the resources men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

I. Capital gains realised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640

I. - The new municipality or, by concerted deliberations of principle taken before 1st October of the year preceding that of its creation, the municipalities and, where applicable, the public establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-28

…laced by I, II and IIa A as follows: " I. - When, in application of II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, the communes interven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-7

…department, pursuant to I of l'article 53 de loi n° 2004-1484 du 30 décembre 2004 de finances pour 2005, and the reduction made, pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 3334-7-1 of this code, i…

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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

…tis C virus, this investigation is carried out under the conditions laid down in article 102 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 on patients' rights and the quality of the healthcare system. It carrie…

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