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French Consumer CodeIn force
New legislative part

Article liminaire

For the purposes of this code, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Consumer: any natural person who is acting for purposes that do not fall within the scope of his commercial, industrial, craft,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1242-5 and L. 1242-6, relating to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

1. Companies operating either a daily newspaper, or a publication with a monthly frequency at most devoted for the most part to political and general information, or an online press service recognised…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R366-4

…5-1, D. 312-5-2 and D. 312-7-2 is replaced by the reference to articles D. 312-5-1 and D. 312-5-2; 7° Article R. 313-1 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 313-1.-According to their declarations regarding t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

I.-Taxpayers may, by option, make a payment in full discharge of income tax based on the turnover or revenue from their professional activity when the following conditions are met:1° They are subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8

I.-Any person who hosts personal health data collected in the course of preventive, diagnostic, care or social and medico-social monitoring activities, on behalf of the natural or legal persons respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

…roducts mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are required to make public, on a single pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article L548-6

…rmation they need to assess the economic viability of the project, in particular the business plan; 7° Provide project owners and lenders or donors with information concerning the remuneration of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as their subsidiaries and branches, shall inform e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R155-2

…lation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with…

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