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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…in article 10.2.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code in the version that came into force on 1 January 2021.II - When the breach of article L. 232-9 or 2° of article L. 232-10 involves a substance of abuse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…of IVn° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of its In° 2015-10…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

I.-La taxe prévue à l'article 299 is declared and settled by the taxpayer as follows: 1° For those liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual taxation system mentioned in 2 of Article 287…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…applicable, a sub-fund of the fund may be validly substituted for that of the co-owners.Articles L. 214-182 to L. 214-186 apply to specialised investment funds.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-33

…4134-7-2, are paid for by the region under the conditions defined by the decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred by the temporary tra…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

1. (a) As far as circumstances permit, seized goods and means of transport shall be taken to and deposited at the Customs office or post nearest to the place of seizure. Where there are several Custom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-34

Subject to article L. 214-24-41, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are issued and redeemed…

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

Article R412-30

…cle 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-31

…till due to employees and social security bodies, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 7123-21, is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-30

I.-Where Internet access services or publicly available interpersonal communications services are billed according to the duration or volume of consumption, their providers shall make available to the…

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