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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 169

1. Goods designated by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the ministers responsible may be imported under the temporary admission procedure, under the conditions laid down in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-15

Pursuant to Article L. 631-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall monitor compliance by credit institutions with the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-13

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-10

1° The surname, first names, position and residence of the authorised agent;2° The date, time and place where the sample was taken;3° The surname, first names and occupation, domicile or residence of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 B

…ets are mainly made up of such property and rights ; e bis) The capital gains mentioned in articles 150 U, 150 UB and 150 UC, at 6 ter of article 39 duodecies and in f of 1° of II of article 239 nonie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

Contracts with unit-linked guarantees as referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 must refer to at least one unit of account made up of transferable securities, collective investment un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

The special employee profit-sharing reserve is set up as follows: 1° The sums allocated to this special reserve are, after closure of the accounts for the financial year, calculated on the profit made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-14

…rder to assess whether the damage suffered is of the serious nature referred to in II of Article L. 1142-1, the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman may submit the supporting documents referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4162-3

The company or group agreement referred to in Article L. 4162-1 or, failing that, the action plan referred to in Article L. 4162-2, or the extended branch agreement referred to in II of Article L. 416…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-37

I.-The holder of the authorisation has the following on site: 1° A technical platform for functional respiratory explorations enabling a flow-volume curve to be produced; 2° Access to non-invasive ven…

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