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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Additional departmental tax on tourist tax

Article L3333-1

…or flat-rate tourist tax collected in the department by the communes referred to in article L. 2333-26 and by the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

…within the meaning of 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 Regulation (EC) No 1889…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-3

…the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road, as amended, concession cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-134

…etent, including in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 referred to above. As long as the European Public Prosecutor's Office has not ruled on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-23

…quirements are set out in Articles 243 to 246 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

For the grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-15

…nnex II to amended Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers which may be used in the manufacture…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

…plicable, by a correction for family expenses, provided for by article 3 of order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating to legal aid in criminal matters in the overseas territories. "

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

Article L5142-6-2

…ities for at least three years in the ten years prior to the publication of Law No. 2014-1170 of 13 October 2014 on the future of agriculture, food and forestry ; 2° Persons other than those mentioned…

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