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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-1

The powers of the Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier are set out in Article L. 614-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 614-1 -The Comité Consultatif du Secteur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article L411-1

…in conjunction with the officers and agents of the judicial police, infringements of these provisions. II. - These same commissioned and sworn agents may also be commissioned to carry out any investig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-11

…the territorial public establishments and the communes located within the perimeter of the metropolis. The financial and fiscal pact determines the compensation allocations due to the member communes,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-27-1-1

…seizure for infringement has not previously been ordered under the conditions set out in l'article L. 623-27-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-1

…etermined each year according to the total population of these communes and their financial potential.This special allocation changes each year according to the rate of change in the overall operating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-16

…alides (National Invalids Institution) cooperate on the activities mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 6147-7 and in 2° and 4° of article L. 621-2 of the code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Simplified tax regimes

Article 302 septies A bis

…profit regime is instituted for small and medium-sized enterprises which includes lighter obligations.II. - (Repealed).III. - The scheme provided for in I is reserved for:a. By option, to companies no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-11

The payer's payment service provider(s) and the payee's payment service provider(s) and their intermediaries involved in the execution of a payment transaction transfer the total amount of the payment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…ritorial authority or public establishment that has entered into a contract provided for in article L. 1414-1 benefits from the VAT compensation fund on the portion of the remuneration paid to its co-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-12

…previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions and within the deadlines mentioned in…

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