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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

…le for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Decisions to withdraw auth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…rder no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte andorder no. 2006-1588 of 13 December 2006 relating to the system of prevention, compensation and pricing of acci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

…ptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1221-1 Law no. 2021-771 of 17 June 2021 ratifying ordinances no. 2021-45 of 20 January 2021 and no. 2021-71 of 27 January 2021…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-95

…e 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, the rate of which depends on the number of main residential units concerned by the building permit, according to the following scale: Base brac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…l or real sureties ; 16° Prove that he/she contributes to the family expenses or regularly pays the maintenance that he/she has been ordered to pay in accordance with court decisions and court-approve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…ption is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-20

Where the rebuilt building, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 145-17, has a larger surface area than the original building, the right of priority is limited to premises with a surface ar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

…hic upgrading for municipalities which have obtained the classification mentioned in article L. 133-17 and which have a tourist population are set by decree no. 91-875 of 6 September 1991 taken for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-5

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms is replaced by the reference to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-4

…he persons in care;2° The processing is carried out in compliance with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.

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