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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-45

…ing to the method of payment of the expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-6

…n offence under this Title are liable to the additional penalty of temporary or permanent disqualification from the profession of tobacconist. In the event of prohibition from practising the professio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-1

Without prejudice to the specific guarantees applicable to minors, a person in respect of whom there are plausible grounds for suspecting that he has committed or attempted to commit an offence may no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Remuneration paid to managers and members of certain companies

Article 62

…ir beneficiaries if they are allowed as a deduction from profits subject to corporation tax by application of article 211, even if the results for the financial year are in deficit, when they are allo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

I.-For the purposes of applying this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-4

The occupational health medical file includes the following elements: 1° Identity data, including the national health identifier referred to in Article L. 1111-8-1 of the Public Health Code, the medic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…the exception of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to inform…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-40

Rent paid in advance, in any form whatsoever, and even by way of security, shall bear interest for the benefit of the tenant, at the rate charged by the Banque de France for advances on securities, fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-44

In the event of a change of employer, the seizure may be continued by the new employer, without prior conciliation, if the request is made within one year of the notice given by the former employer. F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-41

If the creditor transfers his domicile, he shall notify the court registry, unless he has appeared by proxy.

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