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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-2

…ks outlets, authorised under the derogation, is subject to the obligations set out in articles L. 332-3 to L. 332-5 of the French Sports Code. "

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-2

…s to : a) a temporary or permanent ban on exercising an activity or service pursuant to article L. 621-15; b) a permanent or temporary ban on carrying out certain operations or a restriction on the ex…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-24

…irst paragraph, the agreement will be converted under the conditions provided for in Article R. 441-27 if, at the end of ten successive financial years, the ratio referred to in the first paragraph is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-2

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Subject to the exceptions provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 422-5, the agent, constituted for the filing and for the performance of any subsequent a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article L6412-2

I. - The State representative implements the policies of the State in the local authority. He/she directs the services of the State subject to the exceptions listed exhaustively by a decree in the Con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-25

The election of the representatives mentioned in article R. 5211-23 shall take place by post.The ballot papers shall be sent or deposited at the prefecture of the department, in accordance with the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

…article L. 262-1 du code de l'action sociale et des familles, except for the dependent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

…nterceptions. Unless technically impossible, requisitions and requests made pursuant to articles 60-2,74-2,77-1-2,80-4,99-4,100 à 100-7,230-32 à 230-44,706-95and 709-1-3 of this Code or Article 67 bis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L1425-2

…the Territorial Council replaces the reference to the Departmental Council or the Regional Council;2° The reference to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon replaces the reference to the department and the region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 duodecies

…is granted by a legal person or body required to file the declaration provided for in 1 of Article 223, excluding those taxed at the corporation tax rates provided for in Article 219 bis, the contrib…

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