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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-14

…l set the rate of capital grant increases applicable to the operations provided for in Article D. 5212-10 and selected by him. This rate shall be between 5% and 15% of the amount of the main grant; th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…e accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose status…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-14

The foreign national referred to in article L. 425-9 who does not meet the condition of habitual residence may receive a renewable provisional residence permit for the duration of his treatment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

…ales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-2

…3 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Electronic money issuers

Article D775-14

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 525-1n°2020-119 of 12 February 2020D. 525-2No. 2013-372 of 2 May 2013

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…uments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or to financial contracts underlying the latter, they shall provide, i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 972

If the will is received by two notaries, it is dictated to them by the testator; one of these notaries writes it himself or has it written by hand or mechanically. If there is only one notary, it must…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 978

On pain of forfeiture established by order of the First President or his delegate, the applicant for judicial review must, at the latest within four months from the date of the appeal, submit to the c…

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