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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…l parks and articles R332-69 to R332-72 of the same code relating to nature reserves; c) Article R. 163-2 of the Forestry Code relating to the defence of forests against fire; articles R. 163-4 and R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…points More than 14% and less than or equal to 15 17 points More than 15% and less than or equal to 16 14 points More than 16% and less than or equal to 17 11 points More than 17% and less than or equ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R743-10

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R744-10

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-3

…Reference framework Article L. 1181-1 of the present code, resulting from the law of 13 April 2016 aimed at strengthening the fight against the prostitution system and supporting people in prostit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…m the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. In 2002, the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10

…insolvency. Investment firms and the credit and investment institutions referred to in Article L. 516-1 may under no circumstances use for their own account funds deposited with them by their clients…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-5

…are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 setting safety requirements for bicycles; 2° Electrically assisted bicycles,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79-2

…351-1 of the French Labour Code, by the employee representative body referred to in article L. 2352-16 of the same code or, failing that, by the European Company Committee mentioned in article L. 2353…

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