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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Delimitation of the waiting area

Article R341-2

…istrative authority competent to delimit the waiting area is the prefect of the département and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-36

These voluntary deposits may only be made in Paris and in the form of legal tender coins or banknotes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-30

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 228-29-3 is two years from the initial date of the consolidation transactions. Shareholders who have given the undertaking provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-1

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless othe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

The rental value of premises allocated exclusively to the accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

The tasks carried out in separate units by the City of Paris' public social and health establishment, known as the "reception and hospital care centre" and located in Nanterre, include :1° The recepti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-76

The requests of the sentenced person provided for by

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-9

…ration of the approved body, the Minister of the Interior and the Prefect of the département or, in Paris, the Prefect of the Police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Prefect of the Bouc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of…

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