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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Operator obligations

Article 1565 octies

The conditions for application of articles 1559 to 1565 septies as well as the rules relating to the communication of the accounts of establishments subject to the tax are determined by decrees of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Operator obligations

Article 1565 septies

The tax on gaming houses is established, collected and controlled according to the rules, guarantees and sanctions specific to indirect taxes.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal or death of a partner.

Article 1870-1

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137

…est with electronic surveillance do not enable these objectives to be achieved, he or she may be remanded in custody.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Local authorities, local public bodies and local public companies

Article 1042

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of Article 257, real estate acquisitions made out of court and for valuable consideration by communes or syndicates of communes, public land establishments created…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-101-1

…ar on a separate list containing the professional title under which they are authorised to practise and the corresponding field of activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Worker information and training

Article R4412-39-1

…ous substances or mixtures shall indicate the name of the substance or substances contained therein and the hazards of their use.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-17-1-1

…external valuation experts referred to in article L. 214-24-15 to comply with the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-16

…vided for in IV of article L. 2333-87 is set at 20% of the amount of the unpaid parking charge outstanding, but may not be less than €50.

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