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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Joint ownership of estates in Corsica. Temporary regime

Article 1135

Provided they are drawn up between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, notarised powers of attorney and attestations after death are exempt from any collection for the benefit of the Treasury when th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-3

The execution on French territory of the precautionary measures referred to in Article 93(1)(k) of the Staff Regulations shall be ordered, at the advanced expense of the Treasury and in accordance wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-143

The agreements referred to in article L. 5141-13-1 between veterinary surgeons or veterinary students and the companies referred to in article L. 5142-1 are forwarded by the company to the Conseil nat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-146

…de l'ordre des vétérinaires of the implementation of the agreements referred to in Article L. 5141-13-1 within one month of their implementation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-147

The provisions of articles R. 5141-143, R. 5141-144, R. 5141-145 and R. 5141-146 apply to agreements between pharmacists or students training to become pharmacists and the companies mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-145

…nal Council of the Order of Veterinary Surgeons has two months from the date of receipt of the application to give its opinion. If the National Council of the Order of Veterinary Surgeons finds that t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

…esearch and scientific evaluation activities referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 5141-13-1 : a) The unsigned agreement, indicating the name, company name and registered office address of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

…hority may grant this residence permit without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 157

…ts are chosen from natural or legal persons who appear on the national list drawn up by the Cour de cassation or on one of the lists drawn up by the Courts of Appeal under the conditions provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

Article 232

I. - The annual tax on vacant accommodation is applicable:1° In communes belonging to a continuous urbanisation zone of more than fifty thousand inhabitants where there is a marked imbalance between t…

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