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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Admission of new communes.

Article L5215-40-1

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés urbaines pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-7

…the processing of declarations and requests for authorisation is harmonised throughout the country; 12° Decides on the implementation of the procedure provided for in Article R. 123-15, in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

…the delegate pharmacist(s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in one or more establishment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-1

…pecial technical reversal provision are recorded in the balance sheet referred to in Article R. 441-12 at their realisable value, determined in accordance with Articles R. 343-11 and R. 343-12. The di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…8° Inspecting notaries appointed under the conditions set out in article 5 of decree no. 74-737 of 12 August 1974 relating to inspections of notaries' offices, as well as departmental and interdepart…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the adaptations provided for in II of this Article.II. - For the application to May…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…m the production company or companies certifying that the preferential claims listed in article L. 312-2 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée and arising from the production of previous cinemato…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…f later and deducted from the tax due in respect of that same year at the rate of one-sixth of the €12,500 or €25,000 limits and then, where applicable, for the balance over the following five years u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…icial commissioners within their jurisdiction, in accordance with Article 15 of Order 2016-728 of 2 June 2016 on the status of judicial commissioner. They may be assisted in their supervisory role by…

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