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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…en in exchange; where these securities were acquired under the Nationalisation Act no. 82-155 of 11 February 1982 or the transactions mentioned in Article 19 of Law no. 81-1179 of 31 December 1981 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…in the company's accounts. For securities remitted pursuant to nationalisation law no. 82-155 of 11 February 1982 or as part of the transactions mentioned in Article 19 of the Amending Finance Law for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R764-3

…intégration" are deleted; 6° In article R. 722-1, the words: "by Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…ticle L. 610-1, are those in force on the date of publication of the organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. They may only be amended in accordance w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-20-2

…ifying deceased persons, provided for by the article 1 of the aforementioned decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997. At the request or by order of the competent magistrate, they are made available to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

I.-The situation of any convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of less than or equal to five years must be examined by the sentence enforcement judge with a view…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…of the "MEDIA" sub-programme of the "Creative Europe" programme, provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2021/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing the "Creative Eur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article L552-6

…egard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, un traitement automati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-3

…on the institution's Board of Directors, the practical details of which are set out in Appendix II-17. The Director General of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance sets…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-41-1

…rer with an electronic alcohol ignition interlock device approved in accordance with Article L. 234-17 of the Highway Code. Under this obligation, the driver undertakes not to drive any other vehicle…

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