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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

I.-The articles of this section apply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article D773-14

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 524-1n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 524-2No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article D774-14

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 524-1n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 524-2No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2123-14

To benefit from the coverage provided for in article L. 2123-14, the elected representative must prove to the municipality concerned that he or she has suffered a reduction in income as a result of ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…ment with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 2 of Article 119 bi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-14

…nal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fire and rescue services are transferred to the departmental fir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-14

The authorising officer of the régie, mentioned in article R. 2221-28 and to article R. 2221-57, may, by delegation from the board of directors or the municipal council and with the approval of the ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-6

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-18 relating to compliance procedures is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-14

For contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1 , one unit of account of which is made up of shares in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10, the insurance company shall inform the policyholder(s) and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-18

The regional court for secure detention shall automatically order that secure detention be immediately terminated if the conditions set out in Article

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