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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

…e and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial court on the basis of these offences, it is required, in its settlement order, to declare in advance, pursuant to the first paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-1

…g the training qualifications mentioned in article L. 4311-15 send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4311-15 in the form of certified information. They shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146-1

In addition to the information provided for in articles R. 5121-138 and R. 5121-149, the labelling and package leaflet of traditional herbal medicinal products indicate that: 1° The product is a tradi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…ded, in addition, for a period of thirty years when the author, composer or artist has died for France, as shown by the death certificate. In the event that the death certificate must neither be drawn…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L767-1

For the ex officio enforcement of a deportation decision taken in accordance with article 3 of law n° 71-569 of 15 July 1971 relating to the territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2221-10

…based on supporting documents, under the conditions defined by articles 9, 10 and 31 of the décret n°90-437 du 28 mai 1990 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-43-1

…t established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. An electronic confirmation of receipt of the vote shall be sent to any shareholder who has voted by electronic means of telecommunic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1390

I. - Recipients of the allocation de solidarité aux personnes âgées mentioned in Article L. 815-1 of the Social Security Code or the allocation supplémentaire d'invalidité mentioned in article L. 815-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391

…ties for the building inhabited by them, when the amount of income for the previous year does not exceed the limit provided for in article 1417.II. - Taxpayers who no longer benefit from the exemption…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1389

…ion of I shall be lodged within the time limit specified in article R*. 196-5 of the Book of Tax Procedures and in the forms provided for by that same Book.III. - The tax relief provided for in the fi…

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