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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

Subject to the rules set out in the following paragraph, public accountants, who are the consignees of extracts of judgments and rulings, shall collect, under the same conditions as fines, the 50% sur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-19

…tary policy. Lastly, it defines the penalties applicable in the event of failure to comply with the rules it has established. Decisions relating to the implementation of monetary policy become enforce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R512-27

…ed sea fishing as their main occupation for at least five years, or who have ceased to do so due to physical incapacity, or who are pensioners of the general provident fund for French seafarers; 3° Ot…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 216-1 to L. 216-6 relating to delivery, supply and transfer of risk, is liable to an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,00…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies C

Value-added tax relating to purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services carried out from 1 January 2006 ceases to be excluded from the right to deduct in respect of off-r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-19

…open court. This decision is notified to the claimant and the judicial agent of the State either by delivery of a copy against receipt, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…to enable evidence to be gathered or preserved, or to prevent serious harm to the life, liberty or physical integrity of a person, for a maximum period of forty-eight hours or, in the case of an offe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-53-2

…entre for Nordic and Mid-Mountain Skiing are in particular: 1° Nordic disciplines ; 2° Mid-mountain physical and sporting activities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to the "oncological surgery" modality

Article D6124-132-2

…at least one surgeon with the qualifications mentioned in article D. 6124-132-1 takes part, either physically or by videoconference, in the multidisciplinary consultation meeting dealing with the fil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-7

…older is compensated for the direct, material and certain loss arising from the early eviction. The rules for determining the compensation may be specified in the occupation title. The rights of credi…

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