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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-17

Notwithstanding Articles L. 561-15 and L. 561-16, the avocat au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation or the avocat or the caisse des règlements pécuniaires des avocats shall forward the declaratio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation with a view to transfer

Article R581-17

The Minister responsible for asylum informs the Commission of the European Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees of transfer requests.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-17

The period for examining the application for authorisation is set at ninety days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier. This period may be extended by ninety days if the Director General of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-17

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana shall receive, for the actual performance of their duties, an allowance fixed by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-17

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work involving the preparation, use, handling or exposure to hazardous chemical agents defined in articles R. 4412-3 and R. 4412-60, with the exception of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-17

…ble for aid, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° Their chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their directors, must be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-17

No medical device may be placed on the market or put into service in France unless it complies with the essential health and safety requirements referred to in section 5 of this chapter which apply to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

…obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 of 11 December 2017 sup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…ons of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transferred to the region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of members of the dental assisting profession

Article D4393-17

…the profession of dental assistant shall carry out the registration provided for in article L. 4393-17 on the basis of the training certificate or authorisation presented by the person concerned or, f…

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