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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…juin 2018 relative à la protection des données personnelles et portant modification de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, files and freedoms and various provisions concerning…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-6

…the right-hand column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 314-22 and D. 314-23 Resulting from the dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…ing to the obligation to pay benefits, subsidies or contributions to the expenses of the marriage ; 17° In the event of an offence committed against either the offender's spouse, cohabitee or partner…

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

Article R321-16

…ng that deducted in respect of management fees on the one hand and the provisions of Article L. 324-17 on the other hand; 5° The amount of any income from the exploitation of rights which has been dis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1

…provisions set out in this chapter. II.-The administrative authority referred to in article L. 713-17 is, for the election of the members of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the pre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-10

…grouping governed, subject to the provisions of this section, by Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-2

…t establishment under the conditions provided for by the provisions of articles L. 212-14 to L. 212-17. In the case of itinerant operators, the authorisation is granted for regular tours of a limited…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-26

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 612-17 and L. 632-1 A of the French Monetary and Financial Code, Articles L. 311-18, L. 311-58, L. 421-9-5 and L. 423-6 of this Code, Article L. 431-6 of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30-2

…'Etat and the Cour de Cassation or the President of the Bar Association, pursuant to Article L. 561-17, the department shall inform these authorities that the report has been forwarded to the Public P…

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