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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-2

…he President asked the subsidiary question relating to the qualifications provided for in Articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the same code if it appears that the abolition of the person's discern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29

…ctive procedures for identifying, managing, monitoring and reporting the risks to which they are or may be exposed, or the risks that they impose or may impose on others; 2° Adequate internal control…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…agricultural products.Ia. - The rate of the flat-rate refund is set for sales made from 1 January 2014:1° At 5.59% for milk, farmyard animals, eggs, animals for slaughter and charcuterie defined by de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-21

…ster for Economic Affairs, when he is not a party to the proceedings, and the Competition Authority may submit written and oral observations. The latter are presented at their request or at the reques…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-30

…e Agency's accounts are drawn up in accordance with the rules of the general chart of accounts.This may be adapted as proposed by the Chairman of the Agency after consultation with the College and app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 187

In all cases where, in accordance with Article 184, an action for nullity may be brought by all those who have an interest in it; it may not be brought by collateral relatives, or by children born of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis R

A decree sets out the conditions for application of

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

…answer is in the affirmative, the borrower is provided with the information set out in articles R. 314-19 to R. 314-21.

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

Article 299

…the interactions between the users of the interface are incidental, within the meaning of Article 257 ter, to the supply to those users, by means of that interface, by the person making it available,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-30

The order referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 5211-19 also states, in accordance with the distribution rules laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45, the number of members…

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