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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of calls to the emergency medical service.

Article R6123-13

…of article R. 6123-1 if it also satisfies the conditions laid down in articles R. 6311-1 to R. 6311-13.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B

…ifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908, not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 à 1395 B and which are located in Corsica are, f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-13

…uant to the previous paragraph represent the three professional categories mentioned in article L. 713-11. The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen may not hold the office of Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer concu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-13

…rst sentence of the first paragraph and the last paragraph of 3° of Article 3 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life, the quality and e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

…Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions provided for in article 689-1 of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-135

The joint ventures provided for in article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as sociétés en participation de greffiers de tribunal de commerce. The partnership is not the holder…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

…231-13; 3° The organisation of themed evenings and festivals dedicat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

…s necessary for the performance of their duties. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 226-13 of the Penal Code punishing the violation of professional secrecy, the fact, for persons to whom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-13

The State approves structures that meet the criteria set out in article L. 5213-13-1 as adapted companies. It concludes multi-year contracts of objectives and resources with them, which are equivalent…

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