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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-12

The criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor, has jurisdiction to rule on the enforcement of a confiscation order issued by a court in another Member State.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

By way of derogation from II of Article 1600, the tax due by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code is calculated by applying a rate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…sary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

…uted for the administrative account for the implementation of the provisions set out in articles L. 1424-35, L. 2531-13 et L. 4434-9 and for the settlement of allocations under the Value Added Tax Com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 F

For the application of 1 of I of Article 1636 B sexies to the City of Paris, the reference rate of property tax on built-up properties relating to 2019 is equal to the sum of the municipal rate for 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-16

The coordinating doctor referred to in V of article L. 313-12 of the Social Action and Family Code has access to the shared medical record of the person accommodated in the institution subject to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-12

…implement the following provisions: 1° Preventive measures and means provided for in Articles R. 4412-15 to R. 4412-22 ; 2° Checks on collective protection equipment and installations as provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147-1

…e procedures set out in this code, provided that the conditions for this measure set out in article 144 are met.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Non-drinking water

Article L1322-14

The use of water unfit for human consumption is possible for certain domestic uses or in the food businesses mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1321-1, when the quality of this water…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-14

In the case provided for in Article L. 612-5, second paragraph, the culture shall be deposited no later than the filing date of the patent application and the description shall specify: 1° The informa…

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