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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-6

…hable by two months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. When the judicial police officer decides to carry out an identity check, under the conditions provided for in Article 78-3, the period provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L734-7

…apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions set out in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7

The following may apply for vacant hospital practitioner posts:1° Hospital practitioners who are candidates for transfer and who have completed at least three years' effective service in the same esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…lic traffic, within the meaning of article R. 581-1 of the same code, with the exception of those located inside premises within the meaning of article L. 581-2 of the said code:- advertising devices…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-7

When it holds one or more authorisations for healthcare activities, the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire is a healthcare establishment with the associated rights and obligations. A health cooperati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

…y and provide it with all details of the alleged illegalities. He may include in his appeal an application for a stay of execution. This request will be granted if one of the grounds invoked appears s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-7

…L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority conditions requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…e, inadequate or omitted accounting or financial information, due to error or fraud, of such significance that, alone or in combination with other information, it may influence the judgement of the us…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis C

…n 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2028, are exempt from the 2.50% duty up to the value of property located in the collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in the collectivities of Sai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

…ovided for in article L. 212-10-3 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée runs : 1° For the applicant, from the date of notification of the decision of the departmental film development commission;…

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