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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 351-9, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

I.-The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book II of this Part are not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211…

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

Article L1453-1

…h a way as to influence the public;8° Publishers of prescription and dispensing assistance software;9° Legal entities providing or participating in the initial or continuing training or continuing pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…a financial penalty under 4° bis of article L. 162-17-4 of the Social Security Code, the penalties may be combined up to the limit of the highest amount of one of the penalties incurred;6° Failure to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D211-1 A

…L. 229-7 of the Environment Code, financial indices or financial measures that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-12

…l conglomerate comply with the requirements referred to in Article L. 517-8 but that their solvency may nevertheless be jeopardised, or that the transactions between the entities of the group or the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-30

…hin three months of receipt of the copy of the minutes of the meeting referred to in Article L. 236-9 or, in the absence of a meeting, of the date on which the competent body decided on the merger. Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

I. - A. - Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of Article 4 B, may benefit from a reduction in income tax in respect of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-12

…L. 225-4, L. 225-7, the second, third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 225-8 and articles L. 225-9 et L. 225-10.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights management authorisation

Article L322-1

…erning management fees and other deductions made from the income referred to in a of article L. 324-9.

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