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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R752-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Octobe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R753-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Octobe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-14

…ntioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringent treatment than that provided for in article R. 2224-13. This more stringent treatment is applicable in the new sensitive areas delimited pursuant to art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Role of the Government Commissioner

Article R2135-19

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph of II of Article L. 2135-15, the Government Commissioner shall refer the matter to the Chairman of the Association, by any means that confe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 888

The majorities of seven or eight votes provided for in Article 359 and in the second paragraph of Article 362 are replaced by majorities of four or six votes.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…lementation of : 1° This Code and for the purposes of fraud detection ; 2° Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the European Union C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…g the amount of direct public aid above the ceiling provided for in III of Article 10 of Decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 relating to State subsidies for investment projects.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-1

…h worded as follows: "longer periods set by collective branch agreements concluded before 1 January 2018, up to a maximum of five years;".

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-46

…inemas for the year 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 F

…property tax on built-up properties relating to 2019 is equal to the sum of the municipal rate for 2018 and the departmental rate for the same year.

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