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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…s right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a €10,000 fine. This fine applies to each request if all or some of the documents or information reques…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-11

…ation, on the other hand, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 1424-24-3, each mayor and each chairman of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation has, within the el…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-1

…n; 5° Outstanding debt/population; 6° Overall operating allocation/population. In municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more, this data also includes the following ratios: 7° Personnel expenditure/a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-67

…date on which the employee signs up to the Contrat de Securisation Professionnelle. This time limit may only be invoked against the employee if it was mentioned in the proposal for the professional se…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Eviction Commission

Article L632-2

…d by counsel or any person of their choice and to be heard with an interpreter.The foreign national may apply for legal aid under the conditions laid down by law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to…

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

Article 706-53-15

…on a proposal from the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for by article 763-10, at least three months before the date set for the sentenced person's release. It makes its decis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-22

An undertaking whose authorisations have all been declared null and void pursuant to Article L. 321-10-2 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for approval, within one m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

…This sampling results in a report being drawn up under the conditions laid down in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11. All samples taken are sealed. These seals retain an identification label bearing t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunctions to economic operators

Article R4314-11

…res taken by the economic operator concerned after the notification provided for in Article R. 4314-10, the market surveillance authority may order him to take the following measures within a time lim…

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