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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates.

Article D313-2

…corresponding usury thresholds in the Journal officiel de la République française, to be used as a reference for the following quarter; if necessary, he corrects the rates observed, in accordance wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-7

…a) The information mentioned in article R. 1223-1; b) For each of the planned media, an internal reference number established in accordance with the rules laid down by the Director General of the A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-8-1

Transport before committal of a deceased person to a funeral home is subject:1° To a written request:- either from the person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and provides proof of his or he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31-3

…he persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 who communicate the information ;2° The date, reference or identifier of each transaction, its nature, its amount in euros or foreign currency and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-2

…hours per year c) Noise as referred to in Article R. 4431-1 Noise exposure level over an eight-hour reference period of at least 81 decibels (A) 600 hours per year Exposure to a peak sound pressure le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

…V. - For the application of articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4, R. 2224-19-6 and R. 2224-19-7, the reference to non-collective sanitation is deleted. V. - For the application of article R. 2224-19-3,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36-2

…r a mutual recognition procedure or a decentralised procedure for which France is designated as the reference Member State and at least one different strength or pharmaceutical form of this medicinal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies B

…capital gains whose taxation is deferred. A decree will specify the content of this statement. The option to benefit from the scheme defined in this article is exclusive of that of the schemes provid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-1

I.-Public or private health establishments are obliged to communicate to persons receiving or having received care, at their request, the medical information defined in article L. 1111-7. This informa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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