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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-3

…the victim; these provisions may extend the purposes of the processing provided for in Article 763-13. The persons contributing to this remote monitoring, which may not result in requiring the presen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

…the mixed financial holding company within the group; 3° The persons referred to in Article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any oth…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

In the absence of the Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Ch…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

…rticle 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on land use planning and development are exempt from property tax on b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

…s located in the defence restructuring zones defined in 1° and 2° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire'.Th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

…ons who have been convicted by a final judgment of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 or 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

…541-16 of the Environment Code, as well as the summary provided for in 6° of II of Article L. 541-13 of the Environment Code;3° The diagnosis of the regional territory, the presentation of the ecolo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 H

…II. IV.-When the conditions required to benefit from one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1383 A, 1383 C ter, 1383 D, 1383 F, 1383 H, 1383 İ, 1383 J or 1388 quinquies and that provided for i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 I

…II. IV.-When the conditions required to benefit from one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1383 A, 1383 C ter, 1383 D, 1383 F, 1383 H, 1383 İ, 1383 J or 1388 quinquies and that provided for i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…gned by the lessee.2. The exemption does not apply to undeveloped properties exempted under Article 1394 B.3. Where the taxpayer qualifies for both one of the exemptions mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of…

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