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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-23

…the conditions of use of the safety subsystems and components within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-37

…of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 562-1 and L. 562-2 Order 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-3 to L. 562-9 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 562…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA quater

…alorisation of forestry products, acquired or manufactured between 13 November 2013 and 31 December 2016 by primary wood processing companies. For the purposes of the first paragraph, primary wood pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…French Southern and Antarctic Territories: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no. 201…

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

Article R154-2

…an Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-20

…aire or liquidator is appointed, each shall receive the remuneration provided for in Article R. 663-18 in accordance with the terms, where applicable, provided for in the second paragraph of Article R…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…paragraph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261 A

Services essential to the use of movable or immovable property and provided to their members by legal entities designated in article 239 octies in return for, independently of contributions, the stric…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R252-1

…he same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS R. 222-1 to R. 222-4 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016R. 242-1 to R. 242-4 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

…e department, shall be made via the Europol national unit referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and i…

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