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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-41-1

…rer with an electronic alcohol ignition interlock device approved in accordance with Article L. 234-17 of the Highway Code. Under this obligation, the driver undertakes not to drive any other vehicle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-35

…ion of direct allocations is subject to the provisions 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-19

…mbly of French Guiana are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7125-17 the rate of 48%. The rules of procedure shall determine the conditions under which the amount of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-3

…ormance entrepreneur are not fulfilled. The decree in Council of State mentioned in article L. 7122-17 determines the period of validity of the declaration as well as the procedures for investigating…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-7

…bles the information required for the three recurrent consultations provided for in article L. 2312-17 to be made available. All the information in the database helps to give a clear and global view o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…vided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-5 and in Articles L. 642-6, L. 642-13 and L. 642-17 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-2

…with the names of their beneficiaries, the amount and use of the sums mentioned in article L. 324-17. This database shall be regularly updated and made available free of charge on an online public c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies A

…and wages. The same applies to the allowance provided for in Article 5 of Ordinance no. 58-1099 of 17 November 1958 porting the organic law for the application of article 23 of the Constitution and d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in…

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