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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-1-1

…ceeds of the increase in overseas France of the tax on air passenger transport provided for in Article L. 422-30 of the code of taxes on goods and services collected on boardings made in the region ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-12

When ruling on liability, the judge may order the professional to pay an advance on costs not included in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of artic…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18-1

Professionals who are not established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who sell or offer for sale the services menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-1-1

Without prejudice to the powers granted to officers or agents of the judicial police, to labour inspection officers and to mining police officers, the offences provided for in this chapter, those prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10-1

Where the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail has issued specific recommendations for pregnant women on certain categories of products containing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-1

The regional cross-industry joint committee is made up of twenty members, employees and employers of companies with fewer than eleven employees, appointed by the employees' trade union organisations a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

Where the auditor's term of office is limited to three financial years, in addition to the report referred to in Article L. 823-9, the statutory auditor shall prepare a report for the directors identi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-13-1

Checks may be carried out : 1° In any place where a training session or event mentioned in article L. 230-3 is taking place; 2° In any establishment mentioned in article L. 322-2, in which physical or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-13

The professional activity to which the assets are assigned is subject to independent accounting, established under the conditions defined in the articles L. 123-12 à L. 123-23 et L. 123-25 to L. 123-2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-1-1

I.-The information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 is responsible for setting up a file of land motor vehicles insured in accordance with Chapter I of Title I of Book II and State vehicles not subj…

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