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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 937

…t. Failing this, they shall be released automatically in accordance with the provisions of article 396. The provisions of articles 717-3 and 719-4 as well as those of the first five paragraphs of arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-9

…n facility after the liberty and custody judge has extended their detention pursuant to article L. 742-3.However, in the event of an appeal against the extension order, the foreign national may be hel…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 25: Detergents

Article R412-41

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1 of Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 11 and Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the Eur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

By derogation from Article 991 are exempt from the special tax: 1° Group insurance and collective operations underwritten by a company or group of companies for the benefit of their employees or by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-9

…of the securities, in the event of the conversion of bearer securities into registered securities; 4° The nominal value and number of securities transferred or converted. However, when these securiti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

Members of the medical and pharmacy professions, as well as medical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or tes…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…owment as a result of its population falling below the minimum threshold set in 2° of article L. 2334-16, it receives, as a guarantee for the following nine financial years, an allocation calculated b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-9

I. - The eligible financial securities referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions:1° The potential loss to which the UCITS is exposed as a result of holding them is limi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

Advertising of a medicinal product to members of the health professions authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products or to use them in the exercise of their profession is subject to prior au…

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