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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-20

The territorial council of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may authorise the opening to the public of casinos comprising separate and distinct special premises where certain games of chance are played. A dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-20

…sing from the cheque, in particular ownership of the funds. If the endorsement is blank, the bearer may: 1. fill in the blank, either with his or her name or with the name of another person ; 2. Endor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-207

…m providing evidence of incidental overheads where such exemption is granted for tax purposes. They may also record expenses relating to fuel consumed during business travel on a flat-rate basis, in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R752-20

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 330-1n° 2013-388 of 10 May 2013R. 330-2 and R. 330-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-20

An in-house pharmacy may have legal entities mentioned in article L. 4211-5 provide the following services under the conditions laid down in that article: 1° The supply of gases for medical use to pat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-205

…y with the following rules: 1° No more than 50% of the assets of a professional private equity fund may be invested in securities or rights of a single UCITS or FIA covered by paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 J

I. - The amount of the levy referred to in article 204 A may be adjusted upwards or downwards at the taxpayer's request.However, when a change in the situation mentioned in 1 of article 204 I has occu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-20

…parties of the composition of the commission and convene them to a preliminary meeting. Each party may request a change in the assessors for a serious and legitimate reason assessed by the chairman.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article L742-20

…debtor is clearly in the situation defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 742-21, the judge may open and close the personal recovery procedure with judicial liquidation for insufficient assets…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6431-20

…In order to enable the exchange of information on matters within its remit, the Territorial Council may, under the conditions defined by its deliberative assembly, make available to its elected member…

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