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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-7

…e payee or through a payment service provider providing a payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1.In the absence of such consent, the payment transaction or series of pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees standing for or elected to parliamentary or local office.

Article L3142-88

Mayors and deputy mayors, the chairmen and vice-chairmen of departmental councils and the chairmen and vice-chairmen of regional councils benefit from the provisions of articles L. 3142-83 to L. 3142-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe X-II

ANNEX X-II Provided for in article R. 3533-4Conseil de la culture, de l'éducation et de l'environnement de la collectivité départementale de Mayotte Number of council members: 22(Including: 1 re categ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-9

Collection is carried out in support of a single collection order issued by the administrative authority referred to in Article R. 522-7 and recovered by the competent public accountant, pursuant to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-27

The provisions of articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-3, article R. 1112-5 and articles R. 1112-7 to R. 1112-9 relating to information for patients and the communication of health information as defined in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…L. 721-20"; b) In XII, the reference to Article L. 423-1 is deleted; 3° In Article L. 621-9: a) Le 7° du II de l'article L. 621-9 is replaced by the following: "Undertakings for collective investment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-6

…o 225-4-4, 225-4-7, 225-5 to 225-11, 225-12-1 and 225-12-2, 225-12-5 to 225-12-7, 225-13 to 225-15, 7° of article 311-4 and articles 312-12-1 and 321-6-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis L

Salaries paid by the organisations and works mentioned in a and b of 1° of 7 of Article 261 as well as by permanent social bodies of local authorities and companies, to persons recruited on the occasi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-6

The programme is shown in Annex 8-7 to this book.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a semi-liberty measure, external placement or home detention under electronic surveillance, the sentenc…

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