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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…than or equal to 5 minutes;3° Four for a duration of more than 5 minutes and less than or equal to 20 minutes;4° Three for a duration of more than 20 minutes and less than or equal to 2 hours;5° Two…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-7

…sion to the regulated turnover. This target is determined on the basis of a reference rate equal to 20%. II. - The target average profit rate is equal to the reference rate referred to in I, multiplie…

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

Article R5211-23

…and 3° of Article L. 5211-43, lists the various colleges constituted pursuant to Articles R. 5211-20 and R. 5211-21 and defines the procedures for the material organisation of the ballot.This same o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…public interest entity, it shall comply with the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 36(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 583/2010 of 1 July 2010;5° Structured deposits, excluding those incorporating a structure that makes it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…of the host State designated as the contact point within the meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial inst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…of taxes on goods and services that do not meet the definitions provided for in Regulations (EU) No 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

…supplementary budget.In the event of the signing of a city contract defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion, the Lyon metropolitan auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-14

…pplementary budget.In the event of the signature of a city contract defined in Article 6 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, the metropolis shall pres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…se house arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained, modified or revo…

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