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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-5

…for in Articles 19 or 20 of Regulation No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the Eu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-1

…e next general renewal of municipal councils following the promulgation of the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 of municipal councils with a population less than or equal to 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

…When the plan falls under 3°, the provisions of articles R. 441-13, R. 441-15, R. 441-26 to R. 441-28, the first, third and fourth paragraphs of article R. 441-16 of this Code, articles R. 222-5, R.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies B

…e they issue the following: "Application of Articles 348 to 351 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006". Failing this, the option is deemed not to have been exercised.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

…o changes of category of the built properties mentioned in I of Article 146 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and for changes in the method of determining the rental value p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-135

…f the implementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been recorded pursuant to Article L. 626-28 ;4° The safeguard plan is still in progress at the end of a period of two years from the date it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-29

Without prejudice to the requirement laid down in Article D. 1332-28, the temporary classification of a bathing water as being of "poor" quality is permitted, without however entailing non-compliance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-143

…r instituting the public utility easements referred to in II.IV -In accordance with article L. 1333-28, if pollution resulting from nuclear activity is discovered at a later date, the provisions of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance provided by the agency on its own behalf

Article R515-9

…3551-15 to L. 3551-21, L. 4433-4-1 to L. 4433-4-6 of the General Local Authorities Code, articles 28, 29 and 33 of Organic Law no. 99-209 on New Caledonia and articles 17, 38 and 39 of Organic Law n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VE

…eral undertaking to sell or a synallagmatic undertaking to sell, signed and dated between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 at the latest; 2° Completed no later than 31 December of the second year f…

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