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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Progressive levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D2333-82-5

Persons operating a casino pursuant to article L. 321-3 du code de la sécurité intérieure must declare and pay levies as follows: 1° For value added tax payers subject to the normal actual taxation re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-7

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 2131-5-5 is issued for a period of seven years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-1

For the application to Saint-Barthélemy of the provisions mentioned in articles D. 6213-2 to D. 6213-6 :1° References to communes, departments or regions are replaced by references to the overseas col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-1

For the application to Saint-Martin of the provisions of articles D. 6313-2 to D. 6313-6:1° References to communes, départements or regions are replaced by references to the overseas collectivity of S…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

…t and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…ntative of France on food packaging when the primary ingredients defined by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food infor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

…bour Code who regularly work for the press company, under the conditions set out in article L. 2232-27 of the same code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-1

…in or on space objects placed under national jurisdiction pursuant to Article VIII of the Treaty of 27 January 1967 on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

…maternity insurance benefits in kind and of the supplementary cover introduced by law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, his/her consent alone is required.

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