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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

…e municipal, departmental or regional service contractors within the meaning of articles L. 207, L. 231 and L. 343 of the Electoral Code and no longer considered to be interested in the case within th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

A. - Subject to the provisions of Article L. 2333-10, the maximum rates referred to in B shall apply.B. - Subject to the provisions of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…he privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. For the p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…e R. 744-11 are not applicable in Mayotte for a period of five years from the publication of Decree No. 2018-1159 of 14 December 2018 taken for the application of Law No. 2018-778 of 10 September 2018…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…it on the basis of articles L. 421-34, L. 422-1 to L. 422-6, L. 422-10 to L. 422-12, L. 422-14, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 426-7, L. 426-22 and L. 426-23. The first paragraph of this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-49

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 23 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-6

…carry out on-site inspections of bureaux de change in accordance with Articles L. 612-17 and L. 612-23 to L. 612-27. The officers responsible for on-site inspections may carry out cash controls.Custom…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-5

…han the day before their nineteenth birthday, for the foreign national mentioned in Articles L. 421-23, L. 421-30 to L. 421-33, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 426-1 ; 3° At the latest, two months…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-5

I. - In addition to their obligations under Article 23 of the above-mentioned Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, any responsible person and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

…mn of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-…

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