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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-7

…its in kind or in cash, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the value of which exceeds €10, provided to : a) Members of the Government; b) Members of ministerial cabinets or assistants to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…a participation whose valuation, in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Regulation 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, corresponds to the net value of the share of the trust assets on which the liabilit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…following are not retained for the determination of the tax base, when the taxpayer holds less than 10% of the rights of the undertaking for collective investment, alone and where applicable jointly w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458

…tmental press by virtue of the activity they carry out in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Law no. 87-39 of 27 January 1987 on various social measures.4° Press salespersons by virtue of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…m families and consular authorities;9° The room mentioned in article L. 744-5, reserved for lawyers;10° A room allocated to the body mentioned in articles R. 744-19 and R. 751-8;11° A room, furnished…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

…provisions of Article R. 621-4," are deleted; 7° In Article R. 632-4, the words: "Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and Decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-11…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R764-3

…742-1, the words: "the forty-eight-hour period" are replaced by the words: "the five-day period"; 10° Article R. 743-11 reads as follows: "Art. R. 743-11.-The matter is referred to the first preside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-2

…bligatoires, prior to any publicity measures, of a notice drawn up in accordance with Article R. 22-10-3 concerning the issue of shares when the company is formed or, in the third paragraph of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-3

…s;7° Energy;8° Tourism;9° Creation and organisation of community services and public establishments;10° Hire of land motor vehicles.However, the State remains competent to lay down, in the matters men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-53

…is found that the person has not complied with one of the prohibition measures provided for in 9°, 10° and 11° of article 41-2.

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