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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Obligation to pay

Article 1706

Court clerks are personally liable for payment of duties only in the cases provided for by article 1840 C. They continue to enjoy the option granted by article 1840 D for the judgments and acts set ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 E

Subject to the reservations set out in articles 1840 C et 1840 D persons who are jointly and severally liable to the Treasury for the payment of tax are also jointly and severally liable for the payme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-1

The organisations mentioned in a to d of 1° of article L. 6361-2 pay the Treasury a sum equal to the amount of unjustified use of funds that has been rejected in application of article L. 6362-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-9

Information relating to the fees of healthcare professionals working in the establishments mentioned in d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code is sent to the regional health agencies by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-47

Persons who manage authorised agencies, companies or associations must prove that they hold the diploma referred to in Article D. 2223-55-2, issued under the conditions defined in subparagraph 5 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-47

Pharmacists who manage a pharmacy for internal use in a prison must have been personally authorised to do so under the conditions set out in article D. 386 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-2

Non-voting preferred shares may also be created under the conditions set out in articles L. 228-35-3 to L. 228-35-11, subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-122 to L. 225-126.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-57

If the lender grants a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11, is p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-10

The approval provided for in article L. 312-5 is granted by the Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and then, in the cases provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-12

The total amount of the assets of sociétés de crédit foncier must be greater than the amount of the liabilities benefiting from the privilege referred to in article L. 513-11. The Minister responsible…

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