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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…ssions or the rules for exercising the right of use; d) Article 10 (second paragraph) of decree no. 2000-1302 of 26 December 2000 relating to environmental protection measures against polluting emissi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…s, benefits and allowances exempted from tax under Article 81;5° (repealed with effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of 5 of Article 200 A, the income and capital gains from inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 308

…ting equipment, television or cinema cameras, or photographic equipment is prohibited on pain of an 18,000 euro fine, which may be imposed under the conditions set out in Title VIII of Book IV.However…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…Supérieure des Sites, Perspectives et Paysages; 17° The Chairman of the Higher Council for Tourism; 18° The Director of the Chamonix National Ski and Mountaineering School; 19° The technical director…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-12

…agreement and eligible to vote within the meaning of articles L. 2314-15 and L. 2314-17 to L. 2314-18-1 take part in the consultation. The agreement is valid if it is approved by the employees by a m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…inancial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3361-3

…the words "in the Official Journal of French Polynesia"; 4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows: "Applicants established in the French Polynesian community must produce the cer…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3371-3

…d by the words "in the Official Journal of New Caledonia";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority shall produce the certificates is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° bis: Young innovative companies

Article 1383 D

…e benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L3231-6

…roduction facilities benefits from the support provided for in Articles L. 311-12, L. 314-1, L. 314-18, L. 446-2, L. 446-5, L. 446-14 or L. 446-15 of the Energy Code. In the latter case, by way of der…

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