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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Professional liability.

Article R211-40

…is issued. This document is deemed to be a guarantee. It must contain the following information: a) Reference to the legal and regulatory provisions; b) The name of the authorised insurance company; c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-86

…spectator or, in the case of a cinema access package giving entitlement to multiple admissions, the reference price determined under the conditions provided for in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-16

…er where the latter is not the applicant, the proposed denomination or, failing this, the breeder's reference, an indication of the genus or species to which the variety belongs and its summary charac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AA

…shed outside France, subscribers are required to declare, at the same time as their tax return, the references of the contracts or investments concerned, the effective date and duration of these contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-16

…s for the actual performance of the duties of regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 the following scale: REGIONAL POPULATION (inhabitants…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-12

The first paragraph of article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-3

…ch Polynesia subject to the following adaptations: 1° For the application of article L. 5721-2, the reference: ", L. 5215-22" is deleted; 2° For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-19

…ance of the duties of councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7125-17 the rate of 48%. The rules of procedure shall determi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-19

…ormance of the duties of councillor to the Assembly of Martinique are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7227-17 the rate of 60%.The rules of procedure determine the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-6

…2017 L. 425-7 and L. 425-8 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 II.-For the application of I: 1° The reference to the units mentioned in…

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