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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L774-38

…n II of the same article is supplemented, where applicable, by locally applicable provisions; 3° In 12° of Article L. 548-6, the following words are added: "mentioned in 4° of Article L. 548-6". 548-6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-34

…planations on the spot, on the basis of the second paragraph of article L. 621-10 or article L. 621-12, provided that the person being heard has been expressly informed of the right to be assisted by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…lities. II - The heads of the State services, establishments or bodies mentioned in Article R. 1461-12 shall authorise, under their responsibility within the structure they manage, or, where applicabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

…cle L. 1411-11-1 and the territorial professional health communities referred to in article L. 1434-12 ;2° Territorial and financial accessibility of psychiatric care;3° Continuity of psychiatric care…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-8

…L. 217-3 et seq. or that of digital content and digital services referred to in articles L. 224-25-12 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, and the application of the legal warranty for hidden defects…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665 bis

…rticle 199 sexdecies, after deducting the specific aid provided for in 5° of II of Article L. 133-5-12 of the Social Security Code paid during the penultimate year. When the amount of the specific ass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34-1

…article L. 2333-34 within the prescribed period will result in the application of a fine of up to €12,500 but not less than €750. Omissions or inaccuracies in the same declaration will result in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-14

…d by the most diligent party to apply for a derogation from the numbers indicated in Article R. 823-12. This application must state the estimated number of hours required and the reasons for the exemp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-45

…the assignment. Failing an agreement within two years of the publication of the law no. 2009-669 of 12 June 2009 promoting the distribution and protection of creation on the internet, a decree will se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-2

…The inclusion of a book in the database is without prejudice to the application of articles L. 132-12 and L. 132-17.

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