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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…et-Miquelon. It is endowed with €500 million per year.As of 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte and, as of 1 January 2020, the Department of Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12

…a view to ordering the immediate release of a psychiatric care measure ordered pursuant to Chapters II to IV of this Title or Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, regardless of the form…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-2

Professionals likely to exchange or share information relating to the same person receiving care belong to the following two categories:1° The healthcare professionals mentioned in Part Four of this C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34-1

…2213-2-1. This certificate is drawn up by a health professional practising at the place of death. II.-On the basis of the evidence required and subject to the provisions of 3° of article R. 2213-26,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-35

I. - (Repealed)II. - A general-purpose investment fund may not hold more than :1° 10% of the non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ;2° 10% of the debt securities of any one issuer ;3° 10% of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

…by a credit institution, an AIF covered by paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 or sub-section 5 of Section II of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II, or by a finance company to a legal entity governed by privat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

I. - Taxpayers whose income does not exceed the amount stipulated in II of article 1417, a rebate equal to the fraction of the contribution exceeding 50% of the total amount of their income defined in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Infringements of invoicing rules

Article 1737

I. - Shall entail the application of a fine equal to 50% of the amount:1. Of the sums paid or received, disguising or concealing the identity or address of its suppliers or customers, the identificati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article R924-1

Articles R. 420-3 and R. 420-4 are as follows:"For the application of Article L. 420-7, the seat and jurisdiction of the courts with jurisdiction in the Department of Mayotte shall be determined in ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article D924-2

Articles D. 442-2 and D. 442-3 read as follows:"For the application of III of Article L. 442-4, the seat and jurisdiction of the competent courts in the Department of Mayotte shall be determined in ac…

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