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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 E

…Major maritime and river ports are exempt from property tax on built properties, for properties located within the boundaries of the ports concerned and which are not exempt pursuant to 2° of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-13

I.-May access information recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 249-9 : 1° Judges and public prosecutors practising in all courts of first instance, appeal and cassation for the sole p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-13

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 has given the agency concerned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-13

…ne or more production companies established in France, this work must:1° Be an original French work;2° Have at least 50% of its final cost spent on production in France.

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

Article 722-13

For the expenses mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article 722-11 relating to series or collections of audiovisual works, direct allocations are granted for 25% of the total duration of these series a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-13

At the end of any information and prevention visit, if it has not been carried out by the occupational physician, the health professional who carried out this visit may, if he considers it necessary,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-13

…1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his representative, as Chairman ; 2° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency; 3° A doctor practising in the field of dental…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Issue of residence permits

Article R233-13

European Union citizens mentioned in 3° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Work involving the risk of drowning.

Article R4534-136

…ing special protection measures: 1° Workers exposed to the risk shall be provided with lifejackets; 2° An alarm signal shall be provided; 3° Where appropriate, at least one boat, manned by seamen who…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-13

The following have the status of eligible counterparties within the meaning of Article L. 533-20: 1. a) The credit institutions referred to in Article L. 511-9 ; b) The investment firms referred to in…

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