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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…ng to the reductions in allocations to be provided for in 2023 pursuant to Article 199-1 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. In 2017, this amount is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…f the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, market surveillance is carried out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 septies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII ter: Taxation of real estate investment funds

Article 239 nonies

…in h of 1° of the I of article 31, article 31 bis, the first paragraph of 3° of the I of article 156 relating to buildings listed or registered as historic monuments or having received the label issu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…mption period is extended to twenty-five years if the grant or loan decision is made between 1 July 2004 and 31 December 2026. The exemption provided for in this paragraph does not apply to housing ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…red to in 1°;3° The units mentioned inarticle L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code.II. - Articles L. 465-3-1 and L. 465-3-2 of this Code also apply to:1° Spot commodity contracts, within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…e company or, for the application of 2° of this article, a group within the meaning of article L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code, a group within the meaning of III of article L. 511-20 comprising at leas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

…for the production of a good or service falling within an activity mentioned in points 1° to 3° or 6°; 6° Activities relating to the cryptology resources and services referred to in paragraphs III an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…roduction right for the reproductions of the said protected objects that he makes. II. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…L. 221-5, in a legible and comprehensible manner, the information required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food in…

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