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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 ter

…in which they are incurred, if they are carried out in application of the provisions of the amended law of 27 September 1941 regulating archaeological excavations, the amended law no. 76-629 of 10 Jul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-151

The seizure of a property under criminal law is enforceable against third parties from the date of publication of the decision ordering the seizure in the mortgage office or, for the departments of Ba…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-44

…e, the public prosecutor will propose that it be reduced to the legal maximum incurred under French law for the corresponding offence. Where the sentence relates to several offences, the prosecutor wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-7

…al penalties imposed by: 1° A court of the issuing State in respect of a criminal offence under the law of that State; 2° An authority of the issuing State other than a court in respect of a criminal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-62

If the legal entity governed by public law continues to employ an employee of a temporary employment agency after the end of his assignment without having concluded a contract with him or without a ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees.They also apply to1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ;2° Public administrative establishments when they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-74

In the companies referred to inArticle 1 of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception of those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-6

…e.Articles L. 1272-2 and L. 1272-4 are applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.Article L. 1273-3 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polyn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-25

…ticle L. 145-11 or pursuant to article R. 145-20; 2° Indication of other claims; 3° Explanations of law and fact capable of justifying the claims of their author or refuting those of the other party.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R272

…il of Ministers of French Polynesia within the limits imposed respectively by Article 86 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and Article 94 of Organic Law No. 2004-192…

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