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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-21

…blic establishments and public interest groups based on the assessment mentioned in article D. 2335-20.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…rded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-4

…inspecting goods placed under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs C…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 346

…ice to the time limits for remission of duties set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code.The Regional Director of Customs will rule on t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-21

…application of this Article are laid down in Article 240 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-57

…horisation ceases to be valid are defined in Article 361 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 916-49

…matographic, audiovisual or multimedia works for which applications for aid are submitted between 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2021 and for which it is justified that there are particular production…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-00 bis

…tment only produces its effects for tax purposes from the following year if it is issued before 1st October of the year. When the demerger order is issued after 30 September but no later than 15 April…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article L732-6

…s provided for in II:Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 162-1 and L. 162-2law no. 2007-1544 of 29 October 2007II. - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above:I…

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