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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-2

…ars on the electoral propaganda of employee trade union organisations in accordance with Article L. 23-112-2 and former members of the Commission also benefit from this protection, under the condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

1. The net incomes of the various categories entering into the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-15

…alert in the Schengen Information System, together with the information provided for in Article 695-13, shall constitute a European arrest warrant. As a transitional measure, until such time as the Sc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-140

The information provided for in Articles R. 5121-138 and R. 5121-139 is written in French. They may also be written in other languages, provided that the same information appears in all the languages…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-142

…primary packaging on which it is impossible to include all the information specified in Article R. 5121-138 may bear only the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product or product, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-141

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 5121-138, when the medicinal products or products are contained in an outer packaging that complies with the requirements of the said Article, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee

Article R752-11

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-192005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 Augu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Permanent exemptions

Article 15

I. - (Repealed).II. - Income from dwellings where the owner reserves the use of the property is not subject to income tax.This exemption also applies to premises included in agricultural holdings and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

I. - In the interval between two general reviews, the rental values defined in I and II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1498

…rwise. Those movable assets which would have formed own assets by their nature by virtue of Article 1404, under the legal regime, if they had been acquired during the community. If one of the spouses…

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