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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…c interest in accordance with the provisions of e of 1. of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in i of 2 of Article 9 of the same Re…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-8

…e departmental, interdepartmental or regional association created in application of articles L. 342-27 to L. 342-29 of the Tourism Code may collect, on behalf of and at the request of the municipaliti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I bis

…tract, and which are paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations pursuant to the articles L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 du code de la mutualité, are subject to a levy on the sha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…3-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are delet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…3-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are delet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…ferred to in Article 84 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 where the internal systems they implement for the purposes of assessing these risks are no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

…ng of I of Article L. 111-7, the persons mentioned in 1 of I of article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy or to those operating software enabling access to an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

…es and within the limits provided for by Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…or inter-communal cooperation.For the financial years following the promulgation of the loi n° 2002-276 du 27 février 2002 relative à la démocratie de proximité, le montant global des contributions de…

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