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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L2511-41

…ouncil or the Paris council at the same time as the draft budget for the commune or the City of Paris.The city council or the Paris council asks the arrondissement council to re-examine the special st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-30

I.-Reception establishments and services shall draw up operating rules setting out the terms and conditions for the organisation and operation of the establishment or service, and in particular: 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2a: Local protocols

Article D4011-4-1

…ed, it sends the protocol to the Haute Autorité de santé for an opinion, with any proposed amendments. In the light of this opinion, the protocol may be deployed throughout France by order of the mini…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assessment, non-discharge and collection costs

Article 1647

…referred to in II of Article 1635 ter.The rate of this levy is set at 4% of the amount of recoveries.II. - (Not applicable).III. - For collection costs, the State makes a levy on taxes, duties and ot…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-5

…se premises for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours, except where they are accompanied by minors. In this case, this period may not exceed twenty-four hours. " 9° The provisions of Article R. 744…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

…olice officers are replaced by references to locally competent competition and gaming police officers. III. - For the application of the aforementioned articles: 1° In article R. 561-5-1, 1° is replac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right

Article R3132-5

…eration of dissolution, carbonation and purification furnaces and equipment.Salt works and refineries.Operation of boilers and evaporators.Agricultural and food industriesSlaughterhouses.Alcohols.Dist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis

1. Entitled to a tax reduction are payments made by companies subject to income tax or corporation tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

…f surrender up to a limit of 20% of the value of the individual rights resulting from these contracts. The group insurance agreement known as the "complémentaire retraite des hospitaliers" (supplement…

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