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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-6

The three-year agreement on objectives and performance between the State and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations referred to in Article L. 1621-4 specifies: 1° The objectives in terms of security,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-17

I. - Funds received either from payment service users or through another payment service provider for the execution of payment transactions shall be protected in accordance with one of the following t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29-2

When the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 receives a report made in accordance with Article L. 561-15 that concerns another Member State of the European Union, it shall forward this report…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

1. Sums paid as remuneration to employees are subject to a tax at the rate of 4.25%. The sums taken into account are those used to determine the basis of assessment for the contribution provided for i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article R214-235

The payment of sums due in respect of units issued by the fund is subordinated to the payment of sums due of any kind to holders of debt securities issued by the fund or to persons with whom loans hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-2

The spouses may, during the divorce proceedings, enter into any agreements for the liquidation and division of their matrimonial property regime. Where the liquidation relates to property subject to l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-2

Any reversionary pensions paid in respect of the deceased spouse are automatically deducted from the amount of the compensatory allowance, where the latter, on the date of death, took the form of an a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions for import and export.

Article 21

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-11

I.-Establishments and organisations authorised under article L. 2151-5 or the first paragraph of article L. 2151-9 shall keep a register of the embryos they hold.This register mentions :1° The organis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-8

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, after obtaining the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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