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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…nt relating to offences of sexual assault or sexual offences provided for by articles 222-22 to 222-31-2 and 227-25 to 227-27-3 of the criminal code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-77

For the purposes of 1° of I of article L. 214-31, a company is deemed to carry out its activities mainly in establishments located in the regions or geographical area chosen by a local investment fund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

…pean Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-2

…the Director General of the Agency refers the matter to the coordination group mentioned in Article 31 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…es L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…421-44 du même code;4° S'agissant du produit de l'accise sur les énergies mentionnée à l'article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on diesel and petrol in mainland France,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

…initive cessation, withdrawal or suspension of an activity issued in application of article L. 1333-31.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies A

…e declaration is submitted after the deadline, the allowance applies for the period remaining after 31 December of the year in which the declaration was submitted.This allowance applies to tax assesse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…l'article 5 de la loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 précitée.The amount of this tax is set before 31 December each year, for the following year, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…l'article 5 de la loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 précitée.The amount of this tax is set before 31 December each year, for the following year, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of…

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