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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special conditions for the "locomotor" option

Article D6124-177-17

In addition to the premises provided for in Article D. 6124-177-1, the authorised site includes one or more rooms simulating a living space.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZJ

The levy referred to in Article 302 bis ZG is based on the gross gaming revenue, consisting of the share of the stakes collected, in mainland France and the overseas departments, accruing to the opera…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…aining action mentioned in 1° of article L. 6313-1, under the conditions set out in article D. 4163-30-3; 4° Article R. 6323-13 relating to the documents to be sent; 5° Articles R. 6323-11-1 and R. 63…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis KH

…due, when they relate to equipment and materials acquired, as from the entry into force of the loi n° 2009-258 du 5 mars 2009 relative à la communication audiovisuelle et au nouveau service public de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

…ions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal councils of the m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4a: The Chamber of Territories

Article D4422-30-5

I.-No one may be elected or appointed, as a titular or substitute, to more than one of the colleges that make up the Chamber of Territories.II.-In the event of an insufficient number of candidates, th…

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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 L613-30-2

The opening of safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings, as well as any enforcement proceedings and any equivalent legal proceedings opened under foreign law against an electronic money inst…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 30

In the case provided for in article 37 of the local civil code, the association's management shall be heard or invited to present its written observations before the court orders the convening of the…

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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

I. - In the event that compulsory liquidation proceedings are opened against a credit institution under Book VI of the French Commercial Code, creditors holding a preferential right, pledge, collatera…

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