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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

…ciations or organisations, other than the competent authorities, from which providers or recipients may obtain practical assistance; (f) the help and assistance provided by the competent authorities t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…duct. IV. The amount levied for an application mentioned in III covering several medicinal products may not exceed €50,000.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

The following foreign nationals are exempt from signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wordin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

I.-The criminal investigation police officer may, with regard to the persons mentioned in the first, second or third paragraphs of Article 706-54, take a biological sample or have it taken under his o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

…ant to Article 25(4)(a) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Tax levied for the French Guiana region

Article 1599 quinquies B

…all and medium-sized enterprises as defined by Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…he General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V of the same article.The communauté de communes may, in addition, collect, in respect of the competence of organising authority for the public distr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-1

When they complete the periods of employment or training for which they have been called up, reservists who are employees or public servants, with the exception of those governed by laws no. 84-16 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-3

I. - Shops which are brought together on the same site and which: 1° Either have been designed as part of the same land development operation, whether this is carried out in one or more phases; 2° Or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L762-1

…ng provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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