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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 ter

…f precautionary measures and the exchange of information relating to all claims concerning : 1° all taxes and duties of any kind levied by or on behalf of a Member State or by or on behalf of its terr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411

1. A fine of between one and two times the amount of duties and taxes evaded or compromised shall be imposed for any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs adminis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-2

…communicate to the consumer or make available to the consumer the following information: 1° The status and legal form of the business; 2° Contact details for rapid and direct communication with the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2

Non-tax revenue from the operating section consists in particular of:1° Income and proceeds from departmental properties;2° Proceeds from copies of old documents or deeds deposited in the archives;3°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-21

…ishments in relation to all the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status located, in whole or in part, in these zones, is allocated to the public establishments o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-15

…n into account is the total population of the local authority, as resulting from the last known census on the date of production of the budget documents;b) Actual operating expenditure refers to all e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-15

…n into account is the total population of the local authority as it results from the last known census on the date of production of the budget documents;b) Actual operating expenditure refers to all e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-3

…social sectors the means of electronic identification, whether tangible or intangible, enabling the use of digital health services.The characteristics of these means of electronic identification and t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-77

The operator of a cinema is responsible for the printed tickets in his possession. He must be able to show the tickets not yet used and to justify, if necessary, the missing quantities of tickets.In t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2223-6

…the new sites are ready to receive burials. They remain in the state in which they are, without any use being made of them for five years. However, burials may continue to be made in family vaults bui…

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