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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Different categories of detainees

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

…the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of 24 November 2010.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-1

…1311-4 of the Public Health Code and Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Building and Housing Code, as well as contracts awarded to deal with health h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

…rom overall net income; this deduction may not exceed 25% of this income, up to an annual limit of €19,000 for single, widowed or divorced taxpayers and €38,000 for married taxpayers subject to joint…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-30

…the transfer period provided for in the second paragraph of l'article 24 of the law of 29 November 1966 is set at one year from the date of death. It may be renewed by agreement between the heirs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-1-1

…r's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°, 2° and 3° of I of Article 464-2, Artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-20

…t drawn up using a secure electronic device in accordance with articles R. 49-1, D. 589-2 and A. 37-19, the fixed fine notice may indicate that the request for exoneration or the claim may be made in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-6

…rcotics, pronounced pursuant to article L. 235-1 of the Highway Code or 3° of articles 221-6-1, 222-19-1 ou 222-20-1 du code pénal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

…have been awarded a specialist qualification under the conditions set out in decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a specialist qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-13

…removal of organs in article R. 1231-1 and to the removal of tissues and cells in articles R. 1241-19-1 to R. 1241-19-3.

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