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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

I.-With effect from 2020, a national fund shall be set up to equalise the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the départements pursuant to Articles 1594 A and 1595 of the General Tax Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

I.-The departmental commercial development commission is chaired by the Prefect. For any new project, it interviews the person responsible for promoting town centre retailing on behalf of the municipa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-4

For the purposes of this Chapter : (a) personalised security data means personalised data provided to a payment service user by the payment service provider for authentication purposes ; b) A unique i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11-1

…tes or germ tissue derived from the human body are subject to authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine. They are exclusively intended to enable the pursuit of a parental project through me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

The Director, who chairs the Executive Board, is responsible for the general policy of the institution. He represents the institution in all civil acts and acts in legal proceedings on behalf of the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2

I.-The agreement setting up the regional hospital grouping is drawn up and then sent to the agency or, where appropriate, to the competent regional health agencies. The Director(s) General of the rele…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis L

Salaries paid by the organisations and works mentioned in a and b of 1° of 7 of Article 261 as well as by permanent social bodies of local authorities and companies, to persons recruited on the occasi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-28

In this section and for the application of the provisions relating to AIFM established in a third country :1° The AIFM is the legal person whose regular business is the management of one or more AIF;2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-7

I.-Each year, manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, submit a report to the Minister for Hea…

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