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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1018 A

…civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for criminal orders in contraventional or correctional matters;2° 31 € for other decisions o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7-1

Commercial leases signed between owners and operators of tourist residences mentioned in Article L. 321-1 of the Tourism Code are for a minimum of nine years, with no possibility of termination at the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-13

Within the meaning of the first paragraph of Article L. 432-1, the use of an entity governed by local law is deemed to be necessary where it is required by the legislation of the country of destinatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-9

The Association's General Meeting appoints a statutory auditor and a deputy auditor chosen from the list referred to in I of article L. 822-1 of the French Commercial Code, who carry out their duties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-14

…t include the following information in the notes provided for in article L. 123-12 of the same code:1° The value of these assets at the time the contract is signed ;2° The amount of royalties for the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

1 Industrial and commercial companies that subscribe to the capital of companies that have entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2352-6

…eous tender is identified on the basis of a number of criteria in accordance with the provisions of 1° of article R. 2352-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-6

…ce and national gendarmerie services may implement automated processing of personal data collected: 1° In the course of preliminary or flagrante delicto enquiries or investigations carried out on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-149-1

…ngoing care and continuity of care are provided by a doctor who fulfils the conditions mentioned in 1° of I of article D. 6124-149 and a doctor specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care. The doct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Remuneration received by doctors for on-call duty

Article 151 ter

The remuneration received in respect of the permanence of care exercised in application of article L. 6314-1 of the Public Health Code by doctors or their replacements established in an area character…

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