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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-12

…functional duties, with the exception of the duties mentioned in article 23 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service for municipalities and publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe XIII

…the same sector and for the same type of event (as defined in article 2 of decree no. 2006-85 of 27 January 2006). A significant deviation is a variation greater than the standard deviation observed i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…Regulation;16° The obligation to have professional premises in accordance with Article L. 5142-1-3;17° The obligation, for the establishments mentioned in article L. 5142-1, to comply with the good p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…31-3 du code de la voirie routière et de l'article L. 3221-4 of the General Local Authorities Code; 17° The mayors of municipalities subject to the obligation to draw up urban travel plans and the cha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…provide. Communication with the bodies mentioned in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code 17. The statutory auditor shall inform the bodies referred to in article L. 823-16 of the French Com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe I

…counting period. III. - Accounting in euros The accounts must be kept in the French language.From 1 January 1999, accounting documents may be drawn up in euros. This choice is irrevocable. Conversion…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

…alculation of the rate relating to instalment payments made and deductions at source made between 1 January and 31 August of the year during which the taxpayer disposes of the income or makes the prof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article D533-16-1

…review criteria defined within the delegated acts relating to Articles 10 to 15 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a fra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…sely claiming that a product or service is likely to cure illnesses, malfunctions or malformations; 17° Communicating materially inaccurate information on market conditions or on the possibilities of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…sages and noise attacks as provided for in article 222-16;- threats as provided for in articles 222-17 to 222-18-3;- unintentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-1…

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