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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-6

…panies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, the bodies mentioned in 5 de l'article L. 511-6 du code monétaire et financier, from social security and provident institutions, as well as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Cri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-10

…reside and may only be stored and be the subject of automated processing pursuant to 3° of article L. 142-1 if it appears, at the end of the detention, that the foreign national does not have a right…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Summary inspection of vehicles in border areas

Article L812-4

The summary inspection of the vehicle provided for in article L. 812-3 may only be carried out with the agreement of the driver or, failing this, on the instructions of the public prosecutor. Pending…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-33

The tourist tax is levied on the taxable persons defined in article L. 2333-29 by landlords, hoteliers, owners, other intermediaries when these persons receive the amount of rent due to them and profe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-2

For the purpose of conducting a census of parcels of land mentioned in article L. 2421-1, the mayor of the commune shall draw up, for each of these parcels, a statement : 1° Indicating its cadastral d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-15

When the syndicate commission is formed and subject to the provisions of II of article L. 2411-6, the change of use or sale of all or part of the property of the section is decided on a proposal from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electrification

Article L3232-2

The financial aid mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 is distributed by department. The department shall, on the basis of proposals submitted by the local authorities, decide how…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L3131-4

…uest communication of the acts taken on behalf of the department which are not mentioned in article L. 3131-2. The State representative may only refer them to the administrative court, within two mont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment

Article L3333-4

…l tax does not include the amount of the latter or that of the communal tax provided for in article L. 2333-49. The departmental tax is collected by the department as in the case of turnover tax under…

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