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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

The article L. 1617-5, in its wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adap…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…rticle 266 sexies, members of the air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and the rational use of energy, are authorised to deduct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212

…red to in the sixth paragraph of II of this article in its wording prior to the entry into force of law no. 2018-1317 du 28 décembre 2018 de finances pour 2019, not charged at the close of the last fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-1

…Social Security Code. This exemption may be combined with the allowances mentioned in article 9 of law no. 98-657 of 29 July 1998 on the fight against exclusion; 2° The repayable advance provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

The civil liability insurance policy taken out by an intermediary in equity crowdfunding pursuant to Article L. 548-5 shall include cover of not less than 250,000 euros per claim and 500,000 euros per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11-1

Without prejudice to specific legislative provisions, when a private-law or public-law person takes over all or part of the activity of a chamber of commerce and industry, whatever the legal classific…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences.

Article D46-7

…dicial court, if the diploma validates training in at least one of the following subjects: I.-Penal law and procedure; II.-Public international law; III.-War law; IV.-International humanitarian law; V…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-35

For the written test, candidates may use codes and compendia of laws and decrees containing references to articles of doctrine and case law, excluding however codes annotated and commented on, article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 591

…inal rulings and judgments handed down by the trial courts, when they are in the form prescribed by law, may only be quashed for breach of the law..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-15

Candidates may use codes or compendia of laws and decrees containing no indication of doctrine or case law, with no notes other than references to legislative or regulatory texts.

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