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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

…ceedings in favour of the European Public Prosecutor's Office pursuant to Article 25(1) and Article 27(5) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017. The public prosecu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…tees with regard to the missions mentioned in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes into account in particular…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article 1043

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2113-5, L. 5212-27, L. 5215-28, L. 5217-2 and L. 5217-6 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the transfers of property, rights or obligation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 B

…he Mayotte land register of the deeds of notoriety mentioned in article 35-2 of law no. 2009-594 of 27 May 2009 for the economic development of overseas France does not give rise to any collection for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

…the authority of French Polynesia, under the conditions set out in Article 34 of the Organic Law of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. An agreement between the State and Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-4

…to L. 4441-11 . Article L. 4124-5 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-644 of 27 April 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R721-4

…it institutions concerned, all information gathered pursuant to Article R. 721-8 and Article R. 721-27.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-86

…onal health inspector, may decide to derogate from the provisions of articles D. 4622-25 to D. 4622-27 when this is justified by the geographical distribution of workers benefiting from the individual…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

…in I to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation that applied article 1609 nonies C in 2011 to a municipality that was not a member of such an establishment in 2011, the municipal rate of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…ry pursuant to article L. 151-2 ; 3° Products covered by Article L. 214-42 as it read prior toOrder 2011-915 of 1 August 2011 on UCITS and the modernisation of the legal framework for asset management…

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