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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…rposes and under conditions other than those provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1333-18; 6° Continuing to carry out a nuclear activity in breach of an order for the definitive cessation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…icle L. 3512-16 ; 3° The content of the declarations referred to in articles L. 3512-17 and L. 3512-18, the procedures for their transmission and updating, the nature of the information that is made p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-32

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article L. 4425-18 are as follows: I.-Statements annexed to the budget and the administrative account: 1° Tables summarising the status of bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-20

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-18 are : 1° Issued or guaranteed by : a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-2

…by the department or body designated for this purpose, and made available to the public. No person may practise the profession of chiropodist unless his diplomas, certificates, titles or authorisatio…

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

Article 1383 D

…ipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of l'article 1639 A bi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…e L. 2315-7 is set within the limits of a duration defined in the table below. This number of hours may be increased in the event of exceptional circumstances. Where the members of the social and econ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

…hird party, meeting the obligations set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on the necessary technical standards for security features applied to tob…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586

…ocarbons and chemical products provided for in article 1519 HA ;6° (Repealed).II.-.The départements may collect the taxe d'aménagement under the conditions provided for in 2° of I of Article 1635 quat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

…embership of an association or de facto grouping that has been dissolved pursuant to article L. 332-18 or by virtue of his or her participation in activities that an association whose activities have…

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