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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-11

…c prosecutor or handed over to a judicial police officer or a customs agent authorised underarticle 28-1 of the code of criminal procedure, the documents and objects seized are passed on to them. III…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

…applied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2012 in III of article 33 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012.For 2013, the same compensation, to which the rates of change s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

…lied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2012 in III of Article 33 of Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.For 2013, the same compensation payments, to which the rates of change set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…pplication of Article L. 5211-7 :1° (repealed)2° In II, the words: "by Articles L. 44 to L. 46, L. 228 to L. 237-1 and L. 239 of the Electoral Code" are replaced by the words: "insofar as they are app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R744-13

…1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-209 to R. 214-211n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-212n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019R. 214-213-1n° 2017-485 of 5 April 2017R. 214-214n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-21…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…e reference to article L. 815-1 of the Social Security Code is replaced by the reference to article 28 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002; 13° Section 3 of Chapter II of Title III does not apply;…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…deuxième degré.Brevet d'Etat de professeur. Brevet d'Etat du troisième degré. Fencing Order of 1st April 1969 Provost's certificate. Brevet d'Etat du premier degré. Brevet d'Etat de maître. Brevet d'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe

…delivered to the sole trader) (the content of the information provided under III of article D. 526-28 of the French Commercial Code may be appended hereto) IV. IV -Waiver of the seven-day cooling-off…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…e revenue provided for in III of Article 29 of Law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on finance for 2021, for its part compensating for the loss of revenue from business property tax resulting from A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

…Data from the national inter-regime health insurance information system mentioned in Article L. 161-28-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Data on the causes of death referred to in Article L. 2223-42 of…

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