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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-49

…sion of an offence or used to commit an offence. Failing agreement, the magistrate hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 919-64

…to the conditions relating to the intensity of public aid provided for in articles 221-5 and 221-6 may be granted for these works by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-5

…al actions in which one of the parties is a company formed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérales soumises à u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1404

…ction of property tax.If there is a dispute over the right to ownership, the application of I above may take place until 31 December of the year following the final judgment on this right (1).(1) Prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1161-8

…rage and monitor the appropriation of technical procedures carried out by patients themselves. They may be set up at the request of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

…pplicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financiers", the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R762-11

…cle R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financiers", the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-538

…g conditions laid down by joint order of the ministers responsible for health and higher education, may be recruited as associate generalist assistants or associate specialist assistants.Associate ass…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Collectivités régies par l'article 73 de la Constitution et collectivités de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin et de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - Temporary regime

Article 750 bis C

…d property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, drawn up between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2028, are exempt from the 2.50% duty up to the value of property located in the collecti…

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