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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

…plying for accreditation, and at the request of the inspector from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, it must provide evidence of compliance with this obligation.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

…ings referred to customs officers pursuant to I and II of Article 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Public Prosecutor's Office shall take action to enforce tax penalties. With the authorisat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-3

…rectly or indirectly, a right or service to use timeshare goods, or concerning long-term holiday products, or to resell or exchange such rights or services"; 2° A paragraph is added as follows: "Nor d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

Companies that build or have built buildings intended to meet the obligations set out in the loi n° 96-1236 du 30 décembre 1996 sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie et par les chapitres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-33

The TRACFIN (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins) department, provided for in Article L. 561-23, is attached to the Minister for the Economy and the Minist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-3

…orial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy; 2° On draft ordinances issued on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-3

…orial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Martin; 2° On draft ordinances issued on the bas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-3

…rial Council is consulted: 1° On bills and proposed bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 2° On draft ordinances issue…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Interested in fraud.

Article 399

…hose who have cooperated in any way whatsoever in a series of acts carried out by a number of individuals acting in concert, according to a fraud plan drawn up to ensure the result pursued in common;c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

I. - Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equit…

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