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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-2

…ided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, when an important reason of public interest so requires, in accordance with d of 1 of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…anuary 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…ts. The statutes of the unions concerned existing on the date of promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…rticle 41-1-Where the duration of the assignment is less than or equal to one month14 units of value27 units of value-Where the duration of the assignment is greater than one month and less than or eq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…8.75 hours of unemployment, within the limit of the legal working time mentioned in article L. 3121-27 over the period considered; II.-For the application of 4° of II of article L. 5122-3, the methods…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax reduction for new productive investments they make in the overseas departments, Saint-Pierre-et-Miqu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…e taken into account, for the investments mentioned in a, b, c, d, and e of 2, up to a limit of €2,727 excluding tax per square metre of living space. This limit is increased each year, on 1 January,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Normal operating mode

Article 726

…o transfers of corporate rights resulting from pension transactions governed by the articles L. 211-27 to L. 211-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The collections mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of I a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-1

…erred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 in the following cases: 1° Where the parent undertaking of that group in the Europe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…ivities relating to buildings and businesses may be carried out; 8° The second paragraph of Article 27 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain legal professions; 9° I of article 7-1 o…

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