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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7-1-A

…3 and for the application of the disciplinary rules provided for in Articles L. 811-12-A to L. 811-15.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 A

…he Highway Code ;d. Either been convicted under articles 222-8, 222-10, 222-12, 222-13, 222-14, 227-15 or 227-16 of the Penal Code or a measure withdrawing parental authority pursuant to Articles 378…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

…conditions of leases of more than eighteen years; 13° loans; 14° the agency's internal regulations; 15° Acceptance and refusal of gifts and legacies; 16° Legal actions and settlements; 17° public trib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34

…ertificate from the doctor or thanatopractor provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 2213-15.Where the death poses a medico-legal problem, cremation may only take place after authorisation f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

Article R2573-36

…the mayors and deputy mayors and, where applicable, the deputy mayors mentioned in articles L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-19 applicable in French Polynesia.The voting procedures are specified by order of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2172-2

…he winner or winners of a restricted competition organised under the conditions of articles R. 2162-15 to R. 2162-21. However, the purchaser is not obliged to organise a competition for the award of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…ovisions of Book II in their wording, for their application , resulting from Decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R. 326-7 ;Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…e no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-16 and R. 1221-17 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quaterdecies

…n or body, to the competent public accountant, on the basis of a special declaration, no later than 15 October of the year following that in which the income subject to the contribution is received. S…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-7

…application of an excess to be borne by the delegated production company.The excess corresponds to 15% of the additional cost, but must not exceed 1% of the insured capital of the work concerned as s…

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