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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-22

External quality assessment bodies use a coding system to identify the techniques used in the analytical phase of each examination. Where quality control of a medical biology examination is carried ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-19

…e.In the event of an infringement of rules of general interest within the meaning of Article L. 511-24 or of the provisions mentioned in II of Article L. 561-36-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 112

…d as part of a split carried out pursuant to the second paragraph of Articles L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-2

…f the Civil Code, Articles L. 310-25, L. 326-1 to L. 327-6 and L. 441-8 of this Code,article L. 932-24 of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 212-23 of the Mutual Code. III. - In the event of inadeq…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…of article L. 211-18, to assist in the conclusion of a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq of the French Consumer Code without providing proof of the mandate, insurance and finan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…he information in the official report does not comply with the provisions of articles 495-17 to 495-24-1 or with the provisions of this section, terminate the fixed fine procedure and send this report…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-1

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, terms which have as their object or effect: the following are irrebuttably presumed to be unfair, within the meaning of the provisions of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

Non-tax revenue from the operating section may include: 1° Proceeds from the fee for the removal of household refuse from camping sites, the special fee or the fee for the removal of refuse, waste and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-3

…nsulting the Council of Ministers of French Polynesia, in accordance with Article 97 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, or the Minister for O…

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