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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation

Article A123-57

The associations mentioned in Article A. 123-16deposit in an annex to the Trade and Companies Register, at the latest at the same time as their application for registration, pursuant to the last parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referencing digital health services and tools in the digital health space

Article R1111-39

…cle R. 1111-37, the data protection impact assessment provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-10

…titute an unfair term or practice within the meaning of the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 441-16 or Article L. 442-1. The duration of the acceptance or verification procedure may not have the ef…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…the adaptations provided for in II.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSIN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTENTitle IID. 1621-1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…nce for 2014;- that mentioned in Article 38 of Law no. 2015-1785 of 29 December 2015 on finance for 2016;- a fraction equal to €1.77 per hectolitre for E10 petrol and products in the petrol tax catego…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

…All of the facts established by a flagrante fiscale report, mentioned in I to I ter of Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, shall result in the application of a fine equal to €5,000.The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

…from deposits located beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French R…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Eggs and poultrymeat

Article R412-27

…aragraphs 1 to 12 of Article 9, Article 10, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 11, paragraph 6 of Article 16 and Article 20 of amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down deta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article R1453-14

…valuation activities, with the exception of activities covered by the provisions of article L. 1121-16-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

For all offences, with the exception of those mentioned in article 495-16 and the offences of wilful and involuntary bodily harm and sexual assault provided for in articles 222-9 to 222-31-2 of the Pe…

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