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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

…All of the facts established by a flagrante fiscale report, mentioned in I to I ter of Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, shall result in the application of a fine equal to €5,000.The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

I.-The categories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-16 are: 1° In the case of persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor: a) Data re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…o account.Practitioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…f 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-5

…ed to in Title I of Book II of Part Five;4° The public establishments referred to in Article L. 143-16 of the town planning code;5° Local authorities with special status located within the territory o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…4° The President of the National Cancer Institute;5° The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine ;6° The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-3

…f Articles 31 to 34 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products is punishable by three years' imprisonment an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

A transaction falling within the classes mentioned in 3, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 16 of article R. 321-1 is considered to cover a large risk for the purposes of article L. 111-6 if the policyholder meets at l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-1

…s for the theatrical release of a cinematographic work; 4° Application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17.

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