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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 34

…931-2of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and subject to the tax regime provided for in article 8.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Special provisions for works of art

Article L1616-1

…of the investment to the insertion of works of art in all buildings that were subject, on 23 July 1983, the date of publication of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 Januar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

…l 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and in I of article L. 131-8 of this code, which they implement in the exercise of their prerogatives and missions, in particul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-10

…wn in Chapter I of Title III of Book II; 6° Issuing the qualifications mentioned in article L. 131-18; 7° The selection and management of teams bearing the name "Equipe de France"; 8° Access to top-le…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-45

…budgetary and accounting management. In order to become enforceable, the decisions provided for in 8°, 10° and 11° of article D. 211-44 must receive the express approval of the ministers responsible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-9

…ns set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1133-8 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the pe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-10

…on the European Economic Area may engage in or assist in the activities mentioned in article R. 412-8, without being established on national territory, as long as they hold "organised adapted holidays…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…icle 2456 of the Civil Code within a period of one month and the reference to the debtor in 6°, 7°, 8°, 12° and 13° is to be understood as referring to the third party purchaser. The summons refers to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-2

A credit institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advanc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: On the transmission and enforcement of confiscation orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 713-35-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders, the competent a…

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