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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-17

Cover ceases if the contract is cancelled on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the person covered or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article R743-179

The only movements authorised on the custody accounts mentioned in article R. 743-178 are:- on entry, the sums received by the clerks of the commercial courts on behalf of third parties, pursuant to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-17

In disciplines with several departments, patients are free to choose the department to which they wish to be admitted, except in emergencies and taking into account the number of beds available.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-17

In the event of the termination of the local mandate of an elected member of the national council in respect of which he/she sits on that council, the national association of local elected representat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Information and delivery of documents

Article R521-17

When the prefect responsible for registering the application finds that an asylum seeker is in one of the accelerated procedure cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24 and L. 531-27, he will inform t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-17

…rmen are set out in the Articles of Association in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 11 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-17

…ut taking into account the compensation to which they gave rise under Articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Determining the amount of the allowance

Article D553-17

…ortion corresponding to that person.The beneficiary's imprisonment or placement in detention in the cases provided for in articles L. 752-2 and L. 753-1 results in suspension of entitlement to asylum…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article L342-17

The foreign national may ask the liberties and detention judge for the assistance of an interpreter and for his or her file to be communicated. The same applies to the ad hoc administrator in the case…

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