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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…3215-2 shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-998 of 30 July 2021 on the prevention of acts of terrorism and intelligence, subject to the adaptati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quindecies

…es to apply to the forest the system of normal exploitation, provided for by the decree of 28 June 1930 relating to the conditions of application of article 15 of the finance law of 16 April 1930, unt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

I. - The persons referred to in 1°, a of 2°, 4°, 9° and 10° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 shall notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the appointment and reappointment of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…1-6 (5) ; 7° The legal entities referred to in Article L. 313-21-1; 8° Electronic money institutions9° Finance companies;10° Parent undertakings of finance companies;11° Mixed parent undertakings of f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

…e replaced by references to the minimum wage; 6° In articles R. 421-1, R. 421-4, R. 426-16, R. 426-19 and R. 431-14, references to the provisions of the Labour Code are replaced by references to local…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

…e replaced by references to the minimum wage; 5° In articles R. 421-3, R. 421-4, R. 426-16, R. 426-19 and R. 431-14, references to the provisions of the Labour Code are replaced by references to local…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…ed in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 du 4 février 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire, as well…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

…ning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…ossibility of recourse to a consumer mediator under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI; 9° The proposed invoicing and payment arrangements; 10° The conditions of the professional's contrac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…1 to 221-5, 222-1 à 222-18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à 225-9, 225-12-1 à 225-12-4,227-1, 227-2, 227-15 to 227-27-1 of the Criminal Code, where the public prose…

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