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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-12 as well as c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 B bis

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-19

…supervise an investment service provider benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 532-18-1, the competent authorities of the home country to which it belongs may require its branches est…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Offences relating to changes in share capital

Article L242-17

…ime or by use of warrants, or to shares issued under the conditions provided for in articles L. 232-18 to L. 232-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-14

…t forwarded to the electors and returned to the prefecture on the date stipulated in article R. 713-18. The stamp of the delivery company is affixed to the envelopes. The mail delivery company's stamp…

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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
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…rticle L. 721-7 of this Code and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer referred to in Articles L. 721-18 and L. 721-19 of this Code; 6° Investment firms, including branches of investment firms mentioned…

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