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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 575

…l selling price in mainland France of manufactured tobacco is established for each product group by 31 January each year at the latest, on the basis of data relating to all units released for consumpt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-46

…submission to the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, pursuant to IV of article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a compliance undertaking referring to this article and specif…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R36

…decide that there is no need for further investigation or for the acts provided for in articles R. 31 to R. 34. The provisions of article R. 35.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-41

If the agreement provided for in article R. 722-31 of this code contains a clause to this effect or in the absence of an agreement, the State may only cover part of the fees when the number of hours i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

…se referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7. For insured persons born between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1962 inclusive, the first ten points registered are reserved for the use referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-24

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below.A copy of the declaration provided for in Article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-15

…mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any supplier, distributor or manufacturer of products related to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

…each of the social and medico-social establishments with accommodation mentioned in I of Article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles or covered byArticle L. 162-31 of the Social S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-37

When placement under judicial supervision has been ordered against a person sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in article 706-53-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 777

…ncapacities handed down by a national court without a suspended sentence, pursuant to the articles 131-6 to 131-11 of the Criminal Code, for the duration of the prohibitions, disqualifications or inca…

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