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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1467

The business property tax is based on the rental value of property subject to property tax located in France, excluding property exempt from property tax on built-up properties under 11°, 12° and 13°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R281-5

…ecember 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; 2° Article R. 210-1 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-4-1

For seasonal activities within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, two employers may jointly sign a fixed-term professionalisation contract with any person mentioned in 1° of article L. 6325-1, wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

…the importer and the distributor, are defined by this Regulation, in particular in its Articles 10, 13, 14, 87, 88 and 89. In addition, any healthcare professional or professional user of the device w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…ique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. II.The rights of information and access referred to in Articles 13 to 15 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in Articles 104 and 105…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-1

…he social security system; 3° Date and time of recruitment; 4° Nature and duration of the contract, as well as the duration of any trial period for open-ended contracts and fixed-term contracts whose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1251-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1251-6, the sectors of activity in which assignment contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended employment contracts, due to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-41

…711-8 are part of the regional strategy. They indicate the location of all the establishments, infrastructures, facilities and services managed by the chambers of commerce and industry in the region…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

Where the person sentenced to a measure of penal restraint must comply with the obligation to refrain from appearing in a specially designated place or area, in order to avoid contact with the victim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-87

…on to refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, in accordance with 9°, 13° and 18° of article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide to not…

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