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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cognitive acts

Article 1380

The recognitive deed does not dispense with the presentation of the original title unless its content is specially stated therein. What it contains that is additional to or different from the original…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4364-11-4

…ional Health Agency; 3° A doctor specialising in orthopaedic fittings from the Ministry of Defence; 4° Where it rules on an application to practise as an orthoprosthetist, chiropodist or orthopaedic o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-25

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 525-1 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 525-2 Order no. 2013-792 of 30 August 2013 L. 525-3 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

1. The calculation and implementation conditions provided for in I of article 204 H of the rate provided for in article 204 E are modified in the event of : 1° Marriage or conclusion of a civil solida…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-6-2

…blood-derived medicinal products who fails to record the data required to monitor them pursuant to 14° of article L. 5121-20 is liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2191-14

For each tranche awarded, where the amount of the advance payment is less than 80% of the amount of the tranche inclusive of all taxes, its reimbursement must be completed when the amount of the servi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-25

The authorised body shall render the accounts provided for in Article D. 1611-22 at least once a year. This presentation must be made within a timeframe that allows the principal's public accountant t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-20

In the letter of notification of redundancy provided for in Articles L. 1233-15, in the event of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-39, in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article L621-2

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers shall consist of a Board, an Enforcement Committee and, where applicable, specialised commissions and consultative committees. Unless otherwise provided, the pow…

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