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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4414-1 and R. 4414-2, the sums due to the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status with a population of at least 10,000…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter D

At the latest at the end of the temporary detention and any renewal thereof, the cash is returned to the person referred to in article 67 ter B, unless it has been seized by customs officers under the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-6

When customs officers find that an offence referred to in article 414 of the present code or an offence of distance selling or purchasing of tobacco referred to in 10° ofarticle 1810 of the General Ta…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-4

Classified leisure residential parks must display a sign at their entrance, based on a model drawn up by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister for Tourism.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-6-2

The summons drawn up pursuant to article 390 specifies that the person may request the assistance of a lawyer immediately or at any time during the proceedings. It also specifies the conditions under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the European Securities and Markets Authority without delay when it registers or terminates the registration of a multilateral trading facility as a gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-2

For the purposes of calculating the contribution provided for in Article L. 1233-86 or Article L. 1237-19-11, the number of jobs lost is equal to the total number of employment contract terminations p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-7

The regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment informs the employer of the registered employee of the acquisition and withdrawal of the status of trade union repre…

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