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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-5

…o investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and subsections 1, 2 , 3 and 7…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 A bis

…ng tax.II. - The basis for this deduction is the gross amount of the sums paid after deduction of a 10% allowance for professional expenses.III. - The rate of deduction is set at 15%.IV. - The withhol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVI: Leasing transactions

Article 239 sexies

…thus determined is reduced by the proportion of rent that is not deductible under the provisions of 10 of Article 39. However, where the term of the leasing contract is at least fifteen years, this re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297

…t the rate of:1° 0.90% for the transactions referred to in articles 281 quater and 281 sexies ;2° 2.10% as regards:The transactions referred to in 1°, 1°-00 bis, 1°-0 bis and 3° of A of Article 278-0…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L632-2

…er.The foreign national may apply for legal aid under the conditions laid down by law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid. This option is indicated in the summons. Provisional admission t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…e less than the amount provided for in the second paragraph of this article, increased by a rate of 10%. By way of derogation from the second and third paragraphs, the court may, exceptionally, by a s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

…on a proposal from the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for by article 763-10, at least three months before the date set for the sentenced person's release. It makes its decis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

…e of the sentence enforcement judge to whom the sentenced person is subject pursuant to article 712-10, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 712-7. For sentenced persons serving one or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-6

…ns of article R. 6251-2 of the French Labour Code and the specifications mentioned inarticle R. 212-10-11 of the French Sports Code. This check verifies in particular: the relevance between the identi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…are more than 3 children under the age of 12 in a group, the maximum number of boats per teacher is 10. If there are more than 3 children under the age of eight in a group, the maximum number of boats…

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