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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ns or which require the use of products presenting a particular danger in breach of article L. 6211-23; 5° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of medically assisted procreation activitie…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-2-1

…ave implemented the registration procedure mentioned in III of article L. 324-1-1, the municipality may, until 31 December of the year following that in which a furnished tourist accommodation was ren…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…d financial holding companies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 613-24 as well as to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…the word "European" is deleted;5° Article R. 2131-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2131-1 -The purchaser may make known his intention to award a contract by the publication, for the contracting authority,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-4

…° Holds the debt assignment slips referred to in 2° of V of Article L. 214-169 or in Article L. 313-23, keeps the register of debts assigned by this means, verifies the existence of these same debts o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-2

…ovider registered on a national trust list pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014. Of the measures mentioned above, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall choos…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…sporting activities is formed between the owners of the shares hereinafter created and those which may be created subsequently. Article 2 The purpose of the company is (1). Article 3 The company name…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…s, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if the following con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…he word "European" is deleted; 5° Article R. 2131-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2131-1 -The purchaser may make known his intention to award a contract by the publication, for the contracting authority,…

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