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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorities or persons contributing to judicial supervision

Article R16

…under the conditions and according to the rules of competence and procedure defined by articles R. 15-35 to R. 15-40.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…d by players and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wagered by players from 1 January 2020 are defined as sums wagered from the date on which the event or events on which the gam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-2

Shareholders other than local authorities and their groupings may not hold less than 15% of the share capital.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Drawing up the list

Article R2-9

…rst President notifies those selected of their inclusion on the annual list of citizen assessors by 15 November at the latest.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-23

…s. The contracts of public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

…set in accordance with the table below: Product group From 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 From 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Cigarettes 85% 90% 95% Cigars…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-5-1

…ce or distribute that meet the definition referred to in III of article 80 of law no. 2005-32 of 18 January 2005 on social cohesion and benefit in this respect from public guarantees.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1415

…he principal dwelling are established for the entire year on the basis of the facts existing on 1st January of the year of taxation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 I

…is established, controlled and collected in accordance with the article 17 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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