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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-49

The application for transit authorisation and the information provided for in Article 695-48 shall be sent to the Minister of Justice by any means that allows a written record to be kept. The Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-47

The Minister of Justice authorises the transit through French territory of a person wanted under a European arrest warrant.Where the wanted person is of French nationality or has been residing lawfull…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-51

The provisions of the Articles 695-47 to 695-50 shall apply to requests for transit submitted by a Member State of the European Union or by a State linked to the European Union by an agreement mention…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

…or the tax credit, provided that the taxpayer indicates, in the declaration provided for in article 170 of this code, the personal services covered by article D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code in respect o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies A

…and the other members of the Government pursuant to I of article 14 of the amending finance law for 2002 (no. 2002-1050 of 6 August 2002) and, notwithstanding 1° of the article 81 of this code, the fu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-16 and R. 1221-17 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-18 to R. 1221-20 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

Distributions of profits made by companies that have entered into an agreement with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 195…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article R122-1

…ted in French francs, denominations of the banknotes listed in the annex to Article 1 of Decree No. 2002-192 of 14 February 2002 abolishing the legal tender status of banknotes will be accepted free o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

…l physician in application ofarticle 28 of law no. 98-535 of 1st July 1998 orarticle 189 of law no. 2002-73 of 17th January 2002 on social modernisation; 3° Hold a qualification in occupational health…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-53

The surrender of a person who is a French national or who was a French national at the time of the acts covered by the arrest warrant issued by a State that is not a member of the European Union shall…

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