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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…he provisions relating to the establishment of criminal liability for press offences in the loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presseet de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 1982 sur la communica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…this committee. II.Funding may derogate from the following provisions: 1° Articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-11, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-14-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Securit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1001

…an agricultural or agriculture-related profession as these professions are defined by articles L722-9 and L722-28 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as insurance of the risks of members o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article D1524-7

…etecting breaches of probity implemented by the company as part of the article 17 of Act no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

…ommercial development authorisations; 3° The provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 752-44-9 and those of Article R. 752-44-13 relating to the procedures for sending the certificate of confor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-1

…ell as a copy of the opinion of the doctor appointed by the committee referred to in article L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles or by the State representative for tests taking pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…d under the conditions provided for in article L. 1111-6-1 of the Public Health Code and decree no. 99-426 of 27 May 1999 authorising certain categories of persons to perform endo-tracheal suctioning…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

…provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…ance Code; 2° sexies Institutions for supplementary professional retirement mentioned in article L. 942-1 of the Social Security Code; 3° Intermediaries in banking and payment services mentioned in ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-7

…ary and Financial Code, without prejudice to the provisions of 4° and 4° bis of I of article L. 233-9 of this code. The same applies to the voting rights that this person may acquire under the same co…

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