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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-24

The general documentation, the estimates that must be given to families and the order forms drawn up by the régies, companies, associations and their establishments, authorised in accordance with Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4223-2

…433-17 of the French Penal Code . Natural persons are also liable to the additional penalty of permanent closure or closure for a period of up to five years of the establishment in which the offence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

I. - From 2012, the aggregate tax potential of an inter-municipal grouping is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 294

1. Value added tax is temporarily not applicable in the departments of French Guiana and Mayotte. 2. For the application of value added tax, the following is considered to be the export of a good: 1°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: General customs regulations.

Article 26

…Code relating to the application of duties are laid down by orders of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. These decrees must also be signed by the other ministers concerned, in all cases pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-28

…ontributions referred to in Article R. 421-27 are set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance, subject to the following maximum amounts:-Contribution from insurance companies in respect of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Effects of the mortgage.

Article 247

…two or more mortgages on the same building or on the same share of ownership of the building, the rank is determined by the order of priority of the dates, times and minutes of registration.2. Mortga…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…itle I R. 410-1 R. 413-1 to R. 413-12R. 413-13of decree no. 2021-1790 of 23 December 2021R. 413-14. and R. 413-15 R. 414-2 R. 414-5 and R. 414-6 In Title II R. 421-1 to R. 421-5 R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article D754-22

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2146-2

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8, relating to trade union discrimination, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable…

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