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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…ovisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023]. In the event of any difficulty encountered in the performance of these duties, in particular…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…hares referred to in Article 173 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, where these shares were acquired directly by the undertaking on or before 1 January 2016, or ind…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…interrupted or postponed, support will only be granted if filming resumes no later than 30th April 2023.Exceptionally, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image anim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 bis

…signatory, in the districts concerned, of an urban contract provided for in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 of programming for the city and urban cohesion and an agreement, appended…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 C ter

…s, properties located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion are exempt from property tax…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…eating and closing the shared medical record provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1111-14, the conditions for implementing the information provided to holders about the opening of their r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-24

…ded for in Article L. 823-7 of the Commercial Code.Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 823-14 of the French Commercial Code, the Supervisor's right to information may extend to the disclosure…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-5

Family members of foreign nationals mentioned in article R. 233-4, citizens of the European Union subject to transitional measures or third-country nationals are also required to apply for the issue o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R433-5

…particular in the light of the information sent pursuant to articles R. 413-4, R. 413-11 and R. 413-14 by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigration and In…

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