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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…er a leasing contract relating to a building, under the conditions and within the limits set out in 10 of Article 39;7° Transfer duties paid free of charge by the heirs, donees or legatees of a holdin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate.

Article R313-1

…sponds to the smallest interval separating two payments. However, the smallest calculation interval may not be less than one month.When payments are made at a frequency other than annually, the overal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 204

…led by the rightful claimants of the deceased. Where applicable, the notary in charge of the estate may file this declaration at the request of the successors if the estate has not been settled on the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…9° The conviction was handed down to a minor who was thirteen years old on the date of the events; 10° The sentence imposed includes a psychiatric or medical care measure or another custodial securit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-33

…der mobile electronic surveillance, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article 763-3, this measure may only concern an adult who is still in prison either following the initial conviction, or because…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

…onor are informed of the same information as part of the interviews provided for in Article L. 2141-10. Pursuant to Article 14(5)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, the informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees.

Article D2573-27

…in relation to the total amount of annual instalments likely to be guaranteed or secured is set at 10%.VI. - For the application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 2252-1, the maximum percentage t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-6

…f I of Article L. 513-2, for exposures to credit institutions in the first credit quality step, and 10% of this outstanding amount for exposures to credit institutions in the second credit quality ste…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…ting from the offence or contribute to the rehabilitation of the perpetrator, the public prosecutor may, prior to his decision on the public prosecution, directly or through the intermediary of a judi…

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