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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1680 A

…ngs account or a Crédit Mutuel special passbook savings account covered by Article 146(I)(2) of Act no. 2008-776 du 4 août 2008 de modernisation de l'économie. These operations do not incur any costs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article D6271-8

…fers of powers from the State, the region and the department of Guadeloupe take effect on 1 January 2008.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article D6371-8

…fers of powers from the State, the region and the department of Guadeloupe take effect on 1 January 2008.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-3

The mayor shall issue a receipt for the declaration of the liquidation sale within a maximum of fifteen days of receipt of the complete file for the said declaration; if the file is incomplete, the ma…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

…af or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audio Description Charter of 10 December 2008.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-5

The minimum number of meetings, which may not be less than four per year, and, subject to the following provisions, the procedures for convening meetings and the rules governing the operation of the B…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-3

Savings bonds may not be issued with more than seven years to maturity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-390

The age limit for contract practitioners is sixty-seven.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…ted in the event of a pharmacist exercising the substitution option provided for in Article L. 5125-23 of the Public Health Code.When the offences provided for in a to d have been committed as part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R752-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Oc…

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