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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

…value specified in 1 of II of Article 259 D of the supplies of services referred to in 10°, 11° and 12° of Article 259 B and of the intra-Community distance sales of goods carried out by the taxable p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394

…rnment by the national forestry office;cemeteries, including those constituted under article L. 522-12 of the code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre pour la sépulture des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…rtmental building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 31…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1077

The claim may be based on only one of the cases provided for in the third to sixth paragraphs of Article 229 of the Civil Code. Any claim made in the alternative in any other case is inadmissible. Exc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

…forming a necessary dependency of cemeteries, including cemeteries constituted under Article L. 522-12 du code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre pour la sépulture des mili…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…r in the following provisions of the penal code :- violence as provided for in articles 222-11, 222-12, 222-13 and 222-14-5;- malicious calls or messages and noise attacks as provided for in article 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…project management contracts must be in writing (cf. article L.2432-1 of the Public Order Code).4112. Public contracts not subject to the obligation to be in writing but voluntarily subject to being…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…mn of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-22

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1125-21 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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