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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-34

…not satisfactory, in particular by reference to the indicators provided for in article R. 6122-24 ;9° Where it has been established that work has begun before the authorisation was granted, except wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-10

…nts for verification of compliance with quality assurance procedures by a third party organisation; 9° Where applicable, the name and address of the laboratories with which the applicant laboratory co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8

…Article L. 5211-28 apply to the inter-municipality grant of the Greater Paris metropolitan area. In 2016 and 2017, the fiscal integration coefficient of the Greater Paris metropolis is equal to the hi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

…the same conditions, they may enjoin any trader to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and transpar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…ration tax calculated on the income taxed at the rate set in the second paragraph of I of article 219, on the income taxed at the rate set in b of I of Article 219 and on income taxed under the condit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5-1 A

I.-Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be created by sharing an existing community of communes or agglomeration community under the conditions provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-1

…cle and Articles R. 613-46-2 to R. 613-46-4, where reference is made to the requirements of Article 92a or Article 92b of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the eligible commitments are t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

…ry and Financial Code; 8° Contracts that are the expression of an agreement reached before a court; 9° Contracts resulting from a conventional recovery plan mentioned in Article L. 732-1 concluded bef…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

…romIn Title IL. 410-1L. 411-1 to L. 411-5L. 412-1 to L. 412-4L. 412-5 and L. 412-6La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 413-1 à L. 413-7L. 414-1 to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…market, shares may only be allocated under the first and second paragraphs of II of Article L. 225-197-1 only if the company fulfils at least one of the following conditions in respect of the financia…

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