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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-24

The magistrates of the public prosecutor's office and any official of the public prosecutor's office specially authorised by the public prosecutor shall exercise the powers conferred on this magistrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-23

No interconnection, matching or linking within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne peuvent être effectués entre le fichier prév…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-21

The provisions of article R. 6153-26 relating to availability are applicable to junior doctors.

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

Article 217 decies

For corporation tax purposes, companies may apply exceptional depreciation equal to 50% of the amount of the sums actually paid to subscribe to the capital of the companies mentioned in article 238 bi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-10

The provisions of articles 21-7 to 21-9 do not apply to children born in France to diplomatic agents and career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option of voluntarily a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 211-97

The award of selective financial aid for the production and preparation of feature-length cinematographic works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 212-1

The award of financial aid for the preparation and development of projects for long-term cinematographic works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-13

The confiscation order and certificate shall be sent in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 713-4 or sent to the public prosecutor at the criminal court with territorial jurisdiction, ei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspection of temporary electrical installations

Article R4226-21

The provisions of Articles R. 4222-18 to R. 4222-20 apply to temporary electrical installations. For these installations, the employer applies a specific verification process to ensure that they are b…

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