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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-18

…dies; -the methodology of the performance study with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the need to collec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238-0 A

…n agreement with at least twelve States or territories, shall be considered as non-cooperative on 1 January 2010.The list of non-cooperative States and territories is set by an order of the ministers…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…ulate the cumulative interest referred to in that same article; c) The provisions of article L. 312-25; d) Where applicable, the rights of the borrower of an assigned credit as well as the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

1 (Repealed)1 bis (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…ese same volumes, under the method for calculating the surcharge on mineral water in force before 1 January 2002.The proceeds of the contribution are paid back to the communes under the conditions pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

…nce of incapacity to hold an elective public office provided for by Article 194 of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 referred to above (1);3° To administrations and legal entities, the list of which wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7

…means employed-the methodology of the research with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the need to collect and proces…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbaine, recorded on 1st January of the year of allocation, or there existed on 1st January 2021 on the communal territory at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…venu de solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-14-1 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018R. 561-14-1-1 and R. 561-14-2n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-15 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-16 n° 2023-63 of 3 Febru…

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