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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HP

…l fishing companies or fishing outfitting companies as defined in II of Article 240 of Law no. 2005-157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural areas aged under fifty on the date of the applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

…ions that have already been respected or fulfilled. When the conditions provided for in Article 723-15 are met, the president of the court or the judge designated by him may decide that this imprisonm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…spection reports attesting to the favourable opinion on the operation of the demountable assemblies.15° The certificate by which the client certifies that he has had all the technical checks and inspe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…l report to the court on the steps taken to receive takeover offers, notwithstanding Article L. 611-15. The opinion of the Public Prosecutor is sought when the offer has been received by the mandatair…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-2

…ay be amended; 14° Any notary's fees payable by the borrower on conclusion of the credit agreement; 15° The compensation for late payment and, where applicable, the default charges that the creditor m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 B bis

…d properties located in natural areas covered by articles L. 322-1 to L. 322-14, L. 341-1 to L. 341-15-1, L. 414-1 to L. 414-7 of the French Environment Code. The five-year management commitment cover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-16

…are built as part of a development operation provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2511-15, their management comes under the jurisdiction of the arrondissement council once they have been…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-4-2

…and public establishments that must be affiliated to a management centre in application of articles 15 and 16 of the same law.The effects of these poolings are regulated by agreement after drawing up…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775

…en expressly excluded by the sentencing court; 14° Criminal compositions mentioned in Article 768 ; 15°Unless the judge decides otherwise, giving special reasons, sentences handed down for the offence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…ticle L. 5421-8, 4° to 10° of Article L. 5423-8, as well as Articles L. 5426-2, L. 5438-1, 9°, 14°, 15°, 16° and 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €…

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