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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…de;11° The fraction of value-added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Finance Act no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 for 2020.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A711-1

…delegates on the national staff representative body provided for in V of the article 40 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019; 2° The full and alternate members of the national joint committee are appoi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-4-1

…e nature of the benefit provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles L. 217-1 and L. 224-25-2.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…rights to organise and operate sports betting pursuant to the provisions of Article 137 of Law No. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses access to personal informatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-194

…e terminated by a default judgment subject to opposition, a proportional emolument corresponding to 25% of that set in 1°;b) If the proceedings are terminated by a judgment deemed to be contradictory,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…is Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-5

…level of own funds sufficiently in excess of the requirements set out in Part 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 and the additional capital requirements referred to in Article L. 533-4-4, so that cyclica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article D47-6-16

…ligations, or to confirm the resumption of one or more of its obligations, pursuant to articles 706-25-16,706-25-18 et 706-25-20, the following provisions shall apply: 1° The rules relating to the app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal status of acts taken by municipal authorities.

Article D2573-11

…and R. 2131-4 decree no. 2021-1311 of 7 October 2021 R. 2131-5 and R. 2131-6 decree no. 2016-360 of 25 March 2016 R. 2131-7 decree no. 2005-324 of 7 April 2005II. - For the application of article R. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Directory of notaries, bailiffs, court clerks, secretaries, auctioneers, commercial brokers, insurance brokers and other intermediaries

Article 867

…s well as the minutes mentioned in 6° of 2 of Article 635, in the version applicable on 31 December 2019, which are not subject to a proportional or progressive duty ;4° Secretaries, the acts of the a…

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