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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…etrators of terrorist offences who has failed to comply with the obligations set out in Article 706-25-7;5° Person entered in the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual or violent…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

…heir relations with administrations. The republican commitment contract referred to in 4° ofarticle 25-1 of the same law also includes a commitment by the association to ensure the protection of the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…me code; 5° Délits et crimes de traite des êtres humains à l'égard d'un mineur prévus aux articles 225-4-1 à 225-4-4 du même code; 6° Délit et crime de proxénétisme à l'égard d'un mineur prévus au 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…ode; 2° When a batch of an allotment contract, the total value of which is equal to or greater than 25,000 euros excluding taxes, meets the following conditions: a) The estimated value of each lot con…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

…French Internal Security Code is as follows : 6% up to 100,000 euros. 16% from €100,001 to €200,000 25% from €200,001 to €500,000. 37% from 500,001 euros to 1,000,000 euros. 47% from €1,000,001 to €1,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…ndicate exercises. This withdrawal is carried out under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5211-19. In the absence of an agreement between the delib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 octies

…counted from the start of the financial year following that in which the company's sales exceeded €250,000 for the first time.The conditions mentioned in the first paragraph and in 1° to 5° of this I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-1

Any natural or legal person who, acting in the capacity of owner, vendor or agent of the owner of the building, has building work carried out, must take out insurance before the start of the worksite,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter

…onetary transaction account.b. With regard to foreign source income referred to in articles 120 to 125, the deduction is limited to the amount of the credit corresponding to the tax withheld at source…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

In each "Société de Crédit Foncier", a Specific Controller and an Alternate Specific Controller chosen from among the persons registered on the list of Statutory Auditors are appointed for a term of f…

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