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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-44

…ng, storage and processing of personal data of the nature mentioned in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms are authorised solely for the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-3

…disposal plan is discussed are summoned in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 626-17. Where the disposal plan provides for redundancies for economic reasons, the liquidator, or the a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-1

…ovision of social, cultural or educational services, in particular in application of article L. 324-17. These reports are made public and sent to the Minister of Culture and to the Commission de Contr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

…ion to the members appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code, a representative of the professional agricultural or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-3

…atically expire when all of the agreements mentioned in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17 is signed, or, failing that, six months before the five-year deadline set in these articles.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

…medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

…d medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is subject to the prior…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

The delegated federations lay down : 1° The technical rules specific to their discipline as well as the rules intended to control their application and sanction their non-respect by the participants i…

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

Article 1609 tricies

…venue is multiplied by the ratio between, on the one hand, the amount of bets placed on the game in mainland France and the overseas departments and, on the other hand, the total amount of bets placed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…ce policies available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica established by loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse et les départements de la Corse-du-…

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