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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…railers; b) The first paragraph of article R. 2241-19 of the Transport Code; c) Article 5 of Decree no. 2008-1455 of 30 December 2008 relating to the declaration and identification of certain motorise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

…edium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Annex I 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
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-16

…cle L. 3121-18, as well as to any interested party, under the conditions set out in article L. 3121-17. Transmitted by the local authority to the State representative and to the local authority's acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-19

…ers of the Assembly of Corsica who so request, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4132-17, as well as to any interested person, under the conditions set out in Article L. 4132-16. The Cor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations to be provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-3

No interconnection within the meaning of the 3° of I of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be made between the automated national…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article R773-29

…the exception of the second paragraph of I and R. 546-3n° 2021-1552 of 1st December 2021R. 546-4n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 546-5n° 2022-110 of 1st February 2022II. - For the application of I:1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article R774-29

…the exception of the second paragraph of I and R. 546-3n° 2021-1552 of 1st December 2021R. 546-4n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 546-5n° 2022-110 of 1st February 2022II. - For the application of I:1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article R775-28

…the exception of the second paragraph of I and R. 546-3n° 2021-1552 of 1st December 2021R. 546-4n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 546-5n° 2022-110 of 1st February 2022II. - For the application of I:1°…

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