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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-23

…nity to the constitution of the limitation fund, under the terms of article 62 of law no. 67-5 of 3 January 1967 on the status of ships and other seagoing vessels.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article D312-23

…it institution has not established the rules provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 312-23, or where these rules are not complied with, the persons referred to in that paragraph who have b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

…g may use the software covered by this chapter:1° Employees of the departments mentioned in article 230-20, individually designated and specially empowered, for the sole purposes of the investigations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions

Article L5842-23

Article L. 5214-23 is applicable in French Polynesia, subject to the following provisions: 1° In 1°, the words: "mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code,…

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

Article L4425-23

…itions defined in the same article L. 1614-4.III.-.The Corsican local authority is eligible, from 1 January 2018, for the special assistance relating to municipal libraries and departmental libraries,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIII: Tax regime for non-trading companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale

Article 239 ter

…re not applicable to non-trading companies created after the entry into force of law no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964 and whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale, provided th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 nonies

…he rental of premises located in buildings that have been completed for at least fifteen years on 1 January of the tax year, paid by the lessors mentioned in I of article 234 duodecies and in articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification, labels and aid, as well as, where ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…ht-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields of…

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