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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-4

…d the Hauts-de-Seine department;1° bis Of 2.12% for 2017, 2.33% for 2018, 2.54% for 2019, 2.74% for 2020 and 2.95% from 1 January 2021 in the communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne departm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

…n the action taken. The Public Prosecutor shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, which shall provide all relevant information.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-37

A breeder whose rights may be forfeited pursuant to 1° and 2° of the first paragraph of Article L. 623-23 shall be given formal notice to put an end to this situation by means of a notification sent t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-13

…t will make its decision within the time limit stipulated in the second paragraph of article R. 531-23.It will immediately send its decision to reject the application to the person in charge of the pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-47

…lic and private health establishments provided for by III ter of article 40 of law no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000 on the financing of social security for 2001.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584

…1993, the rates of the tax are set at: FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE APPLICABLE RATE (%) Not exceeding €23,000 0 Between €23,000 and €107,000 0,40 Larger than €107,000 1 The tax is subject to the rules go…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…rticle L. 5142-3 of this code in its version prior to the entry into force of Order no. 2022-414 of 23 March 2022, in accordance with III of Article 14 thereof, or have not been subjected to testing i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…sibility of providing evidence constituting substantial assistance within the meaning of Article L. 230-4 and, where applicable, of having the ban imposed partially suspended under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…rudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by Caisse des d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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