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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…of the same code, are subject to a tax to finance the support fund created by Article 92 of Law No. 2013-1278 du 29 December 2013 de finances pour 2014, in respect of their activity carried out on 1 J…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…re to be in breach of the requirements resulting from the provisions of : 1° Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; 2° Articles 3 to 7, 14 to 17 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…o the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-4

…n in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article L. 351-3: 1° In 3° of article L. 312-4, the amount: "€200" is replaced by the amount: "24,000 CFP francs" and the amount: "€75,000" is replaced by the amo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4-1

…demonstration or public event other than those provided for in articles R. 331-4, R. 331-6, R. 331-20 and R. 331-46, in a sport for which no federation has been delegated and which is not organised b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVb: Prevention of environmental health risks at work

Article L1544-9

…1332-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018. For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the last para…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2446-2

…ided for in this chapter. II -Article L. 2222-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. Article L. 2223-2 is appli…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-3

…left free must be filled in by hatching stopping at the very limit of the drawing and no more than 20 millimetres apart; the dimensions of the paper to be used are 21 x 29.7 or 42 x 29.7. On this rep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Addition of vitamins, minerals and certain other substances to foodstuffs

Article R412-23

…ticle 5, paragraphs 1 and 6 of Article 6, paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 as amended on the addition of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1757

…out with the prior agreement of the minister responsible for the budget in accordance with Article 220 quater B, the duties recalled and the tax credits to be repaid pursuant to II and III of Article…

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