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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-25

…er for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Corsica, subject to the specific provisions of the general tax code relating to the collection of local a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286 ter

The following shall be identified by an individual number:1° Every taxable person who carries out supplies of goods or services entitling him to deduction; a) (Repealed) b) (Repealed) c) (Repealed)2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-2

…ble to six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 if he or she: 1° Admit a person to psychiatric care pursuant to 1° of II of article L. 3212-1 without having obtained the request for admission to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-2

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-4

The one-month extension of the presumption mentioned in article R. 211-16 applies to the certificate. The one-month extension of the presumption mentioned in article R. 211-16 does not apply to the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-8

Voters cast their votes electronically. At the close of the ballot, the votes are counted and a report is drawn up, dated and signed by the members of the polling station. It is sent to the public pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-76

The Paris Sentence Enforcement Court will refer the matter to the penitentiary integration and probation service with territorial jurisdiction over the place of detention of the person concerned, whic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…18 Woodworking, paper and printing 6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Chemicals and chemical products 21 Pharmaceuticals 7 22-23 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

…re certified by him. II.-The partners and employees of the statutory auditor involved in the certification engagement, any other person involved in the certification engagement and persons closely rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-15

For the purposes of Article L. 145-26, New Caledonia is considered to be a territorial collectivity.

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