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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1135

Provided they are drawn up between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, notarised powers of attorney and attestations after death are exempt from any collection for the benefit of the Treasury when th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-6-2

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article L. 5142-6-1, the following may also carry out the activities defined in the same first paragraph: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for at l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-11

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Common provisions

Article D420-3

The AMF shall communicate to the European Securities and Markets Authority and to the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R754-24

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-62

The National Fire and Rescue Services Conference may only deliberate if at least half of the members mentioned in a, b, c, d and g of article R. 1424-59 are present. If these conditions are not met, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4-1

For the application of this section, aid granted in the forms provided for in Article L. 1511-3 for the financing of real estate projects under leasing and hire-purchase contracts is considered to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

The request for re-examination relating to elements covered by Part II of the requests for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-1

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant is chaired by a magistrate from the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal, appointed by decree.

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