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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1812

1. Infringements of the law of 16 March 1915, amended by that of 17 July 1922 relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, wholesale and retail sale and circulation of absinthe and similar liqueurs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L4332-4

…lishment "Société de la Ligne Nouvelle Provence Côte d'Azur", created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-306 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société de la Ligne Nouvelle Provence Côte d'Azur, to finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-120

…egory of investors whose characteristics are defined in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-73 may, in accordance wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-2

…money-market UCITS or FIAs, under the conditions set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers ; 2° The temporary holding of debt securities, in particular in execution of repu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

…ntancy diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed eit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…s R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of non-cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

…4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.- For application in New Cal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-7

…The procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal provided for in articles L. 221-18 and L. 221-20; 3° Details of the network operator to which the customer is connected; 4° The flow rate or power…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-11

…sue; 4° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "visitor" provided for in article L. 426-20; 5° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-18

…nted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the Penal Code committed in the course of a professional activity, where the public prosecutio…

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