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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-2

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-7

The use of holiday vouchers by persons other than the beneficiaries, their use for expenses other than those defined in article L. 411-2, their acceptance by service providers who have not signed the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5

The enforcement officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 may, upon written request, obtain from the bodies responsible for a social protection scheme or from the funds providing paid leave services…

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

Article R2333-44

The types of accommodation mentioned in III of article L. 2333-26 are:1° Les palaces;2° Les hôtels de tourisme;3° Les résidences de tourisme;4° Les meublés de tourisme;5° Les villages de vacances;6° L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

…to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second paragraph of a of I of article 219 the net income from the licensing of the following items having the character of intangible fixed assets:…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20

…established until later. The nationality of a child who has been the subject of a full adoption is determined according to the distinctions established in articles 18 et 18-1,19-1,19-3 and 19-4 above.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

I. - Collect the business property tax, the components of the flat-rate tax on network companies, provided for in articles 1519 D, 1519 E, 1519 F, 1519 G, 1519 H and 1519 HA, the property tax on built…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article 714

Investigated persons, defendants and accused persons subject to pre-trial detention shall undergo it in a prison or an establishment for sentenced persons, under the conditions set out in the provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Abolition of communes.

Article D2573-5

I. - The articles R. 2114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-318

The Disciplinary Board comprises: 1° A chairman and an alternate chairman, members of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed on a proposal from the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Six full members and…

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