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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Electronic money

Article R754-14

Article R. 315-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 B

…Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies may be temporarily exempted, under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the business prope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-14

…ion of Article L. 3661-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be written back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset received…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Duties of the coordinator.

Article R4532-14

…to: a) Delimit the site; b) Identify the areas of the sector in which the worksite is located that may present specific hazards for the workers of the companies called upon to intervene; c) Specify t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-145

…the Order of Veterinary Surgeons and one or more organisations representing the companies concerned may, by way of derogation from the provisions of articles R. 5141-143, R. 5141-144 and the provision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

The provisions of article R. 1333-148 do not apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-14

Trade events declared under the conditions provided for in articles R. 762-5 to R. 762-12 are advertised by the administration and by electronic means, in accordance with the conditions laid down by o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-143

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 apply to AIFs covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-14

…er the same conditions, the voting rights attached to these shares that have not been duly declared may not be exercised or delegated by the defaulting shareholder. The Commercial Court within whose j…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-14

The public prosecutor may apply the provisions of Article 723-15 and this sub-section for prison sentences with a remaining balance of more than one year if, as a result of the pre-trial detention ser…

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