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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-10

…752-1 of the Social Security Code and by the funds referred to in article 3 of order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

…e bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined inarticle 26 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.II -Agents of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

…of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. No account shall be taken of functions performed in entities whose purpose is not prim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…s. 4° Pour l'application du 5° du I, les mots : " des 1° et 2° de l'article 3 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale " son…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules

Article L5842-2

…In the fifth paragraph of I, the words: "of the third paragraph of Article 111 of Law No. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service" are replaced by t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 17: Maintenance and repair of sports and leisure equipment and motorised personal transport devices

Article R224-70

The obligation set out in Article L. 224-113 applies to the following categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

I.-La taxe prévue à l'article 299 is declared and settled by the taxpayer as follows: 1° For those liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual taxation system mentioned in 2 of Article 287…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Tax levied for the French Guiana region

Article 1599 quinquies B

I. - A tax is levied each year for the benefit of the region and the body mentioned in V, payable by gold mine concessionaires, the amodiataires of gold mine concessions and the holders of permits and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

…to the performance of their respective duties in order to ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article L6242-1

I.-An additional apprenticeship contribution is payable annually by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees who are liable for the apprenticeship tax in application of article L. 6241-…

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