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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-6

Communities may, by deliberation of their municipal councils, taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of taxation, introduce a local tax on outdoor advertising levied on advertising media wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-2-3

I. - The persons referred to in 5° of Article L. 631-2 must inform the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board:1° The interests they held during the two years preceding their appointment, that they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1-1

…oyees throughout the national territory, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6523-1 ; 5° The application of commitments relating to the transparency of governance and the publication of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-9

…tablishments ;3° Proceeds from borrowings;4° Depreciation charges on movable and immovable property;5° Write-backs of depreciation and provisions;6° Other transactions of a non-recurring nature;7° Rei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

I. - A partner who is a full pharmacist practising within a "société d'exercice libéral" may cease this professional activity, provided that he informs the company and the relevant "conseil de l'ordre…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-10

…3° The arrangements for repayment by the borrower; 4° The identity and address of any guarantors; 5° A section on the conditions for acceptance or withdrawal from the credit agreement which mentions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-14

…of the nominative social declaration provided for in Article R. 133-14 of the Social Security Code;5° (Deleted)6° A list of the names of the technical industries and other creative service providers…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

…ars of age at the time of the acts that are the subject of the European arrest warrant;4° (repealed)5° If it is established that the said arrest warrant was issued for the purpose of prosecuting or co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

…ipt", the presentation file or the log; 4° Production or purchase of a foreign-language voice-over; 5° Reformatting into an international format, excluding high definition; 6° Production of foreign-la…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

Failure to comply within the allotted time with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7, is liable to an administrati…

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