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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…tive of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining and imp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…urpose of this policy is to cover, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 331-6 to R. 331-17 of the French Sports Code, in the event of accident, fire or explosion occurring during any sport…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…the terms and conditions for using this cheque to pay for the supply of electricity or natural gas;17° The details of the website that provides consumers free of charge, either directly or via links…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

…consultation of the automated processing of personal data covered by the article 31 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, selon les règles propr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…titutions mentioned in the first paragraph of this I shall implement, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the processing o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-1

…all the work required to repair damage of the kind for which builders within the meaning of article 1792-1, manufacturers and importers or the technical inspector are responsible on the basis of artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B bis

…o, small and medium-sized enterprises given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238-0 A

…by the decision of the Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development dated 17 September 2009, considers, as the case may be, that they are, or are not, exchanging any informat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 3512-17 ; 2° Failure by a tobacco product manufacturer or importer to submit a market survey in breach of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3

…ice provider are committed, in particular the amount of the penalties referred to in Article L. 441-17 and the methods for determining this amount, shall be the subject of a written agreement, separat…

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