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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…ebruary 2002 L. 2123-11-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-11-2 the loi n° 2015-366 du 31 mars 2015 L. 2123-12 and L. 2123-12-1 The Leoi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…tate or with a subsidy from the National Urban Renewal Agency, pursuant to 3° and 5° of Article L. 831-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation or by means of financing provided for in l'articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 A

I. - As from the first financial year opened after 31 December 1983, for crop production, income in progress consists solely of advances to crops which are entered, at their cost price, in the incomin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

…professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in article 66-5 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, except in the cases provided for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-20

By 31 December each year at the latest, the national joint employment and training committees with competence in the field of entertainment and sport propose for the following year, at the request of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 I

…w residential property for which planning permission has been obtained between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2016, evidenced by a notarised deed signed no later than three years after the planning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-32

…interest, the measures provided for in the shortage management plan referred to in article L. 5121-31. With the agreement of the Agency, they shall take measures to support and inform healthcare prof…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Supervision of the administration of bequeathed or donated property (R).

Article R3213-14

…on or liquidation of these assets, at the end of each calendar year and no later than the following 31 January, sends the accountant a statement of the transactions for the year, supported by the supp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-13

…mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any natural or legal person practising in any form whatsoever: a)…

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