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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-82

…onic surveillance ordered as an adjustment to a prison sentence pursuant to Articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code or Articles 723-7 and 723-15 of this Code, subject to the provisions of this Ti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…2221-24, R. 2221-30 and R. 2221-96 are applicable in their wording prior to decree no. 2019-1472 of 26 December 2019 amending various provisions relating to municipal boards.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

…ntation of the sentence adjustment measure decided by the court pursuant to articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code. For the implementation of the provisions of this article, the sentence enforce…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

…raph as part of the first annual information provided for in Article L. 441-3-1 following 1 January 2018. II. - Agreements of any kind in existence on 1 July 2017 and carrying out or providing for tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-3

…mune. If, for a commune, this levy was already applied in 2016, it is added to this difference.From 2018, the levy applied in 2017 pursuant to the first paragraph is renewed each year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-50

…as it read prior to Law No. 2017-1836 of 30 December 2017 on the financing of social security for 2018, and inArticle L. 651-1 of the Social Security Code ; c) By other self-employed workers who are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…tions set out in I of article 39 quinquies H as it stood prior to the article 30 of finance law no. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019;4. For companies whose securities are admitted to trading on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 256

…under Article 288 of this Code or those who are prohibited from serving as jurors under article 131-26 of the Penal Code ; 8° Adults under court protection, adults under guardianship, adults under cur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-4

…e company or one of the legal entities or subsidiaries referred to in Articles L. 612-24 and L. 612-26 to respond, after formal notice, to requests for information from the Autorité de contrôle pruden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-5 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna…

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