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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 266 sexies occurs and this tax is payable at the time when :1. The receipt of waste in a facility mentioned in 1 of I of article 266 sexies ;1a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-10

An order of the Minister for Health may provide for : 1° Biological analyses and screening tests to be carried out for the selection of red cell donors intended to stimulate the synthesis of anti-D an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-10

…health agencies, are managed within the framework of the annexed budget mentioned in article L. 1432-5. The payment of expenditure from the budgets attached to the regional health agencies may be ent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing applications

Article L434-10

…y the competent administrative authority after verification of housing and income conditions by the mayor of the foreign national's commune of residence or the mayor of the commune where he/she plans…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-10

…igin or establishment do not issue the supporting documents and evidence referred to in Articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 and Article R. 2343-8, or where these do not mention all the grounds for exclusi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-10

…ion and supporting documents provided for the implementation of the provisions of II of Article L. 522-6. An order issued by the Minister for the Economy defines the terms and conditions of this decla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-106

The legal entities covered by a of Article D. 221-105 are the legal entities that were registered on the list of social and solidarity economy companies mentioned inArticle 6 of Law 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts and treatment of overindebtedness

Article L721-26

…lises for the purpose of carrying out the duties assigned to it by the first sentence of Article L. 721-24. The Institute is exempt from professional secrecy for the application of this provision. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts relating mainly to leases and the management of real estate and landed property

Article A444-109

The termination or cancellation of a lease (numbers 85 and 86 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° An emolument proportional to the rent for the remaining years of the lease, according to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-10

…e playback of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication and the limitations that may be placed on the benefit of the private copy exception mentioned in 2° of l'article L. 122-5 and…

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