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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-10

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance shall proceed with the recovery of the criminal order on expiry of the period of forty-five days from the date of dispatch of the re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 ter

With a view to applying the provisions of the articles 39 bis to 39 bis B, the companies concerned are required to attach to each return they submit for income tax purposes a statement showing separat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-3

I. - No person may engage in the activity of domiciliation unless they have first been approved by the administrative authority, prior to their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. II. -…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

…t of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443 of 30 Dec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the services mentioned in Books I to III and Title V of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as to operations carried out by the undertakings gover…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L661-7

…or appeals to the Court of Cassation may not be brought against: 1° Decisions rendered pursuant to V of Article L. 626-30; 2° The judgments mentioned in Article L. 661-6 and the rulings handed down p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-7

Chapter V of Title III of Book I is applicable to related rights.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA AND STATE SERVICES

Article L7141-1

Chapters I and II of Title V of Book I of Part Four shall apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

I. - Title III of Book I of Part Five is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, as are Articles L. 5141-1 to L. 5141-3 , subject to the adaptations set out in II. Articles L. 5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-43

…the procedures laid down by order of the minister responsible for the budget, municipalities that have instituted a tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax shall notify the director general of public fin…

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