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Showing 64616470 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L4332-4

…itional tax of 34% to the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax levied in the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes by the communes mentioned in Article L. 2333-26 as well as by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-20

…authority, software intended to facilitate the exploitation and reconciliation of information on modus operandi gathered by these services in the course of:1° Preliminary enquiries, flagrante delicto…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3842-1

…f this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of Article L. 3842-4 as amended by Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-2

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures, adapted to the money laundering and terrorist financing risks to which they are exposed, enabling them to determine whe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

…State or an organisation whose activity is of particular interest to the French economy or culture; 2° Residence in countries in a customs union with France that are designated by decree; 3° Presence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Registration requirements for the gaming sector

Article R561-22-2

For the application of 2° of Article L. 561-10 and Article L. 561-13, in the event of a transaction involving the exchange of any means of payment, chips, tokens or tickets where the amount exceeds 2,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-2

The request for authorisation is sent to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the reservist's first posting is located. Depending on the unit or service of this first pos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-28-2

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

I. - The technical and financial information provided for in 5° of I of Article L. 441-3-1 includes the following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 D…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-25

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes the fight against violence, insults, defamation, moral harassment…

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