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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

Officers are empowered to investigate and record: 1° Infringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4…

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

Article 302 bis ZL

In the case of online gambling or betting, the levy is due in respect of sums committed as part of a gambling or betting session carried out by means of a player account opened on a dedicated site as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 G

It is instituted, for the benefit of the Société du Grand Paris public establishment created by the article 7 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relative to Greater Paris, a special equipment tax inte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R773-7

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-7

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R775-6

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

In its deliberations, the Board of Directors sets the general guidelines for the agency. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The contract of objectives and performance signed wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

The radiation protection advisor: 1° Advises on : a) The design, modification or fitting out of workplaces and safety devices intended to prevent the risks associated with ionising radiation; b) The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-19

A commune may withdraw from the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation, except in the case of an urban community or a metropolis, under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1, wi…

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