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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-8

The supporting documents referred to in article L. 312-17 are as follows: 1° Any proof of the borrower's domicile; and 2° Any proof of the borrower's income; and 3° Any proof of the borrower's identit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings above the European thresholds

Article R2372-15

The provisions of article R. 2172-17 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-3

As stated in Article 511-17 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-17-The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for industrial or commercial purposes is punish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-18

…ith an indication of the action that must be taken.One month after this notification and in accordance with article L. 2223-17, the mayor may refer the matter to the municipal council, which is called…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-23

I.-The collectivity of Corsica shall benefit from the proceeds of the domestic consumption tax on energy products and the domestic tax on insurance policies available to the territorial collectivity o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-12

…t satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Which relates to a divisional application whose subject matter extends…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L462-1

…RTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 431-2, L. 453-1 and L. 453-9 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-30-1

…the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5216-11 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 .

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-1

…collectivity of French Guiana for school transport by river is eligible for compensation. The resources allocated by the State to the collectivity in respect of this compensation are equivalent to the…

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