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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…without clearly informing the consumer thereof prior to the consumer entering into the transaction; 9° Stating or giving the impression that the sale of a product or the provision of a service is lawf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…e most part to political information, provisions made from profits made during the financial years 1951 to 1969, with a view to acquiring equipment, furniture and other assets necessary for the operat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…persons mentioned in the first paragraph, or not to enter into contact with this or these victims; 9° Ask the perpetrator of the offence not to meet or receive, for a period not exceeding six months,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…ences shall be tried in accordance with the conditions laid down in the third paragraph of Article 398, when they are punishable by a sentence of less than or equal to five years' imprisonment:1° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-10

…shall set up a Territorial Health Board in each of the territories defined in 1° of article L. 1434-9.The territorial health council is made up, in particular, of the deputies and senators elected wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…g from Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 issued in application of Article 32 of Law No. 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 relating to the protection of personal data and amending Law No. 78-17 of 6 Janua…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R385-2

…less than 50%; 4° For guarantees expressed in units of the diversification provision referred to in 9° of Article R. 343-3, the minimum solvency margin requirement is set at 1% of the diversification…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…uctions financed under the conditions set out in articles D. 331-14 to R. 331-16 or articles D. 372-9 to D. 372-12 of the Construction and Housing Code, the financing condition is assessed by taking i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

…enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable consideration of building land and new buildings referred to in 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…lf of the communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant toutes les…

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