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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article Annexe article A43-6

I.-TARIFFS APPLICABLE TO LEGAL MEDICAL ACTIVITIES NATURE OF PROCEDURE REFERENCE of key letter COEFFICIENT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION 1° Life science medicine a) For a judicial visit involving one or more…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…id for four years, except when it is issued: 1° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…ights to organise and operate sports betting games provided for inArticle 137 of Law No 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses or when these services are provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…n of Articles L. 131-1, L. 131-2, L. 132-5-2, L. 132-5-3, L. 132-9, L. 132-9-1, L. 132-20 to L. 132-22-1, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, the specific provisions relating to insurance in the event of death a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…emuneration for securities lending carried out under the conditions provided for in articles L. 211-22 to L. 211-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code, profits from repos carried out under the conditi…

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

Article 1609 tricies

…ed through a physical distribution network mentioned in the I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses and by persons who must be subje…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Sole trader and limited liability entrepreneur

Article 1655 sexies

…ticle 206, 5° of 1 of article 635 and article 638 A, the sole trader referred to in articles L. 526-22 et seq. of the commercial code who does not benefit from the schemes defined in articles 50-0,64…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-24

…rson at the trial leading to the decision, except in the cases mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article 695-22-1; 9°The sentence handed down includes a measure of psychiatric or medical care or another measur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…f missions of general interest and assistance with contractualisation referred to in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code, in accordance with the conditions defined by the Conseil d'Etat d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-12-1

…the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his professional reintegration, the elected representa…

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