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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passeng…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

I. - 1. Every taxable person shall ensure that an invoice is issued, by himself, or in his name and on his behalf, by his customer or by a third party:a. For supplies of goods or services which he car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-20

…on establishment(s) with its own tax status in the year prior to the creation of the new commune.II bis. - During the first three years following their creation, new communes for which the decree of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-1

I.- Foetal medicine refers to medical practices, in particular clinical, biological and imaging practices, aimed at the diagnosis and prognostic evaluation and, where appropriate, the treatment, inclu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R764-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° The ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R766-3

For the application of this Book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the Judicial Cour…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R765-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-3

…at consolidated level with the leverage ratio requirement set out in the same Article 92(1)(d). II bis.The percentage referred to in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 613-44 is expressed as fol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…13R. 214-109n° 2022-82 of 28 January 2022R. 214-110 to R. 214-112, R. 214-114 to R. 214-117, R. 214-119 to R. 214-123 and R. 214-125 to R. 214-129n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-130n° 2019-966 of 18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…L. 612-2 and the persons mentioned in A of the same I, with the exception of those mentioned in 4° bis and 11° of the same A, not required to comply with either a coverage ratio under Articles L. 511…

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