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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

…excluding those relating to alcoholic beverages which come under the rate provided for in Article 278;a ter. (Repealed);a quater. (Repealed);a quinquies. Treatment services provided by authorised sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…llowing are authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those adopted for their application:1° Inspectors f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…ect to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Prefect of Mayotte;2° The powers devolved to the Regional Council or its President are exercised by the Departmental Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-27

…plication to the judicial court within seven days of the publication referred to in article R. 7343-26. It may be lodged by any elector or any representative of a candidate organisation under the cond…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-22

In addition to the decentralised authority mentioned in article D. 4241-20 who chairs it, this commission comprises: 1° Seven full members and seven alternate members representing pharmacists, propose…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-5

Property assigned pursuant to Article 2372-1 may subsequently be assigned to guarantee debts other than those mentioned in the constitutive act provided that the latter expressly so provides. The sett…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-2

I.-Any commercial company that is neither a micro-enterprise, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16-1, nor a small business, within the meaning of Article L. 123-16, and which is controlled, within…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-2

Payments made by members of a plan are made payable to the insurance company and are deposited directly into the account(s) referred to in article R. 144-10. Such payments may also be made payable to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-2

…ions included in lists I and II or classified as psychotropic substances mentioned in article L. 5132-1; 2° Medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5111-1, when these products are included in lists…

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