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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

Public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax authority that exercise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-20

The agents mentioned in 1° to 6° and in the dernier tiret du dernier alinéa du I de l'article L. 205-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ainsi que les agents assermentés de l'Etat chargés du contr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Group Committee.

Article L2632-2

The provisions relating to the Group Works Council set out in Articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 and L. 2331-6 apply to dominant undertakings whose registered office is located in a department of mainlan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…he local authorities of the French Republic excluded from the geographical scope defined in article L. 800-4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are appl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The National Insurance School.

Article L412-1

…erations and unions of insurance companies, agents and brokers. The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers receives these payments on behalf of the Ecole Nationale d'Assurances.II. - These payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-3

For the application of Article L. 771-2: 1° Shall not apply: a) The last paragraph of Article L. 711-3 ; b) The 3rd and last paragraphs of article L. 711-4 ; c) The second paragraph of Article L. 732-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-13

The professional activity to which the assets are assigned is subject to independent accounting, established under the conditions defined in the articles L. 123-12 à L. 123-23 et L. 123-25 to L. 123-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

When the property concerned by article L. 1321-1 are the property of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L946-2

Article L. 611-1 is amended as follows: I.-In the first paragraph, the order of the representative of the State in the region is replaced by a decision of the Government of French Polynesia. "II.-In t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-5

The applications for authorisation provided for in Article L. 1223-4 are made according to a timetable and during a period determined by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de séc…

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