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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-49

When the penal composition has been validated or, in the case provided for by article R. 15-33-40-1, where the proposed measures have been accepted, the public prosecutor may appoint a delegate or med…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-66

Notaries may not collect any revenue duty for the collection or custody of capital and securities deposited for the direct execution of a deed of sale or loan executed in their office. Notaries must,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-16

In urgent cases, in particular where the withdrawal or revocation of a measure is being considered, the time limit for summons provided for in Article D. 49-15 paragraph is not applicable, and the law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

I.-A. The following may avail themselves of this special scheme: 1° Any taxable person established on the territory of the European Union carrying out distance selling of goods imported from third ter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-16

The approvals referred to in articles R. 342-5 and R. 342-15 may stipulate that the work carried out by their beneficiaries is limited to certain categories of equipment and certain categories of chec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…R. 261-24 du code de la construction et de l'habitation et des articles 6 et 15 de la loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière ; 6° Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-8

Advertising for a medicinal product to the healthcare professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is tailored to the target audience. It specifies the date on which it was drawn up or last revised an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-1

…to a levy on taxation in application of 2 of III of l'article 29 de la loi de finances pour 2003 (n° 2002-1575 du 30 décembre 2002), la dotation de compensation versée à l'établissement est minorée…

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