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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…in respect of the notaries within their jurisdiction, in accordance with article 4 of Order no. 45-2590 of 2 November 1945 relating to the status of notaries. They may be assisted in their supervisor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…uction ;f) for housing located in France, acquired new or in a future state of completion between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998 and at the taxpayer's request, a depreciation deduction equal to 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…in c of 1 bis of I of Article 885-0 V bis of the French General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017, subject to 3° of this I, and in d and e of 1 bis of I of the same Article 885-0 V bis as it st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-8

…f members of the plan, in particular changes relating to the charges provided for in article R. 144-25, changes to the procedures for revaluing life annuities and changes resulting, where applicable,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZL

…sible for collection to which the registered office or main establishment belongs no later than the 25th of the month following the month during which the liability arose.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…ents constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

…rape, sexual assault or sexual molestation as provided for in the articles 222-23 to 222-26 and 227-25 to 227-27 of the Penal Code, to a medical examination and blood test to determine whether that pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

…of the same Code;4° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles 131-5 and 131-25 of the Criminal Code;5° A ban, either definitive or for a maximum of five years, on practising a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-43

…000.IV. - For series in the first group mentioned in I, the applicable coefficient is increased by 25% for the first 600 minutes produced when:1° Each episode lasts between 45 and 52 minutes;2° The w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-6

…fairs, labour and employment and to the director; b) the references to articles L. 115-6 and L. 161-25-1 of the Social Security Code are replaced by the reference to Article 19 of Order no. 96-1122 of…

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