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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…Anti-Doping Code and exercises disciplinary powers under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6, except in the cases set out in 16° ;8° It issues the Therapeutic Use Exemptions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…requirements for the statutory audit of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…reneurs, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and Directive (EU) 2019/1937 ;11° Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recov…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-23

…articles L. 115-17 to L. 115-21 and the amount of the increases and interest for late payment mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

…er the legislation of another Member State of the European Union" are deleted;4° In article L. 3123-21, the words: "outside the territory of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "in a third…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3321-1

…er the legislation of another Member State of the European Union" are deleted;4° In article L. 3123-21, the words: "outside the territory of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "in a third…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 510

…f [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019] the appellant expressly requests that the case be heard by a panel; this request may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25

…collective agreement, with the exception of the collective agreements mentioned in article L. 1233-21.The validity of agreements or amendments to agreements concluded in application of this article i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R343-1

…isions of Articles L. 134-3, L. 327-3, L. 381-2, R. 134-14, R. 342-3, R. 344-1, R. 441-7 and R. 441-21, the items mentioned in 1° to 5° constitute regulated commitments.

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