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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

…r human consumption, with the exception of the cases provided for in application of article L. 1322-14; 3° Carrying out the activities listed in I of article L. 1321-7 and I of article L. 1322-1 witho…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

I.-The Prefect of the département, in the light of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…st fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions entered into between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2015 for the leasing, under a leasing contract, of buildings located in regional aid areas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…onal secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in Articles 226-13 et 226-14 du code pénal.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-12

…guarantee fund within one year of either the date of the settlement or the date of the final court decision. In addition, the victims or their successors must, within five years of the accident : a)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common obligations

Article 535

…ts under an agreement with the customs and excise administration are exempt from this obligation. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the obligations that may be imposed on professionals un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities.

Article L2541-12

…purging of mortgages; 12° The exercise of the right to graze and range; 13° Guarantee commitments; 14° Transactions. In addition, the municipal council deliberates on matters that laws and regulation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

…renticeship contracts provided by skills operators, under the conditions set out in article L. 6332-14 ; 2° For capital expenditure, pay grants.II-The amount of operating and investment expenditure co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…e L. 233-3; 13° The unamortised amount, at the time of issue, of debt securities previously issued; 14° In the case of securities convertible into shares, the deadline or deadlines for exercising the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

…collective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A summary of the management objective of the undertaki…

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