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

Article 63

I. - For the purposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-1

…spect of the authority to organise the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

…4 of this Code and, for the companies and establishments mentioned in articles L. 722-20 and L. 722-24 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the agricultural social security funds may carry out or h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-23

…ourt may order an expert opinion prior to the sentence adjustment measure pursuant to article D. 49-24.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…1 of the Social Security Code or the supplementary disability allowance mentioned in article L. 815-24 of the same code are automatically relieved of the tax. Those liable for the business property ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…14 May 2021R. 1221-21-4Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17 December 2021 R. 1221-22 Decree no. 2002-1504 of 24 December 2002 R. 1221-22-1 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021III.-For the application of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-1-4

…s office of the assize court by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt received at least 24 hours before the date of the hearing; in this case, the president of the assize court informs the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision of bodies offering continuing professional development activities

Article R4021-25

I.-The body or structure registered in application of article R. 4021-24 may propose continuing professional development initiatives, presented in dematerialised form in accordance with the model defi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…sory Board. Without prejudice to the powers of the management company referred to in article L. 214-24-35 of this Code and those of the liquidator referred to in article L. 214-24-45, the Supervisory…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 G

…business revitalisation zone defined in III of this article. The exemption ceases to apply from 1st January of the year following the year in which the establishment no longer carries on a commercial…

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