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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-2

In French Polynesia, the civil servants and agents mentioned in Article 35 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia are deputy judicial police offic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quinquies

…cations Code, as well as by the service providers mentioned in 1 and 2 of I of article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy. The implementation of the right of co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Occupation of public property

Article 1048 ter

…to L. 2122-19 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons or Article 13 of Ordinance No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts, or by local authorities, their groupings or their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

…the end of the consultation, which may not exceed nine months from the entry into force of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities, a decree designates the departmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…013 L. 532-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-29 Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 532-30 to L. 532-32, I of L. 532-34, I of L. 532-36, L. 532-41 and L. 532-45 with the exception of 1° th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

…previous year on the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code. By 30 June at the latest, the local managing body in whose district the establishment is located inform…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…ember 1994 and by its third amendment signed in Paris on 11 July 2001, approved by the loi n° 2002-1305 du 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-1500 of 20 December 2002;b) Agreement in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…lle Base brackets Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.9235 From €6,501 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,001 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532% f) Option by the surviving spouse for the acquisition or allocatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 25: Detergents

Article R412-41

…paragraph 1 of Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 11 and Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 as amended relating to detergent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article R572-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to determine the State responsible for examining an asylum application and to…

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