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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…icle 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R835-3

…mployment of foreign labour"; 6° In article R. 822-4, the words: "in application of article L. 8271-17 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "in breach of locally applicable provisions relati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-4

…ités within the limits:1° Of 2.95% in Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine department;1° bis Of 2.12% for 2017, 2.33% for 2018, 2.54% for 2019, 2.74% for 2020 and 2.95% from 1 January 2021 in the communes of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-93

…according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.161% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.639% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.436% Over €30,000 0.319%

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018.Article L. 1111-5-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-12

…approval shall give rise to a right to compensation under the conditions set out in articles L. 125-17 and L. 125-18.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-9

…demption of their securities, shares or units, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 125-17 and L. 125-18.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and resources

Article R411-9

…cial assistance to any of them, in particular to the State under the conditions laid down inarticle 17 of the organic law no. 2001-692 of 1 August 2001 on finance laws, for actions relating to social…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-9

…ised with this data controller under the conditions set out in articles 39, 40 and 43 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. The data control…

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