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Showing 18711880 of 2350 articles for Art. CA Rouen 28 February 1991

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

…arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing him over to a judicial police officer or, in the case of offences for which he is competent, to a customs officer authorised pursuant toArticle 28-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

…Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

…3 with the exception of 2°, R. 6145-16, R. 6145-18 to R. 6145-22, R. 6145-24 to R. 6145-26, R. 6145-28 to R. 6145-30, D. 6145-31 to D. 6145-34, R. 6145-36, R. 6145-39, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-43 with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-3-1

…As an exception to the prohibition laid down in article L. 521-2, a provider of electronic communications networks or services may provide payment services, in addition to electronic communications…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-6-1

I. - By way of derogation from article L. 525-3, a provider of electronic communications networks or services may issue and manage electronic money, in addition to electronic communications services,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesI…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…Article 262-00 bis, are not subject to value added tax2° Subject to not exceeding the threshold indicated below, acquisitions of goods other than new means of transport or products subject to excise d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the ad…

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