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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…e I of Book V of this Part shall apply in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

…f derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000 inhabitants…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-24

…erstanding sets out the conditions under which these missions are carried out. III. - The authority may also call upon authorities exercising equivalent functions in other States and their staff to ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 421-20 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-1

…aph of Article L. 628-8. Without prejudice to Article L. 628-8, the accelerated safeguard procedure may be opened at the request of a debtor engaged in conciliation proceedings who can demonstrate tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8-1

…for in the budget for the current year is known.During the course of the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance of the normal rate if the funds available to the Greater Paris metropolitan a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-50

…st are found to be ineligible, the administration immediately informs the list delegate. The latter may then submit the necessary corrections within three days of the expiry of the aforementioned thre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…e table, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

I.-1. Taxpayers resident in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions to the initial capital or capital in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-7

…for by the regulatory technical standard adopted pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 45 of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

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