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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

…eases are entered into with lessees who meet the conditions set out in 3° of this 1 and include the clauses set out in the third paragraph of article L. 411-27 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 18

Judicial police officers have jurisdiction within the territorial limits where they carry out their usual duties. Officers of the judicial police, temporarily placed at the disposal of a service other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3

As soon as it is issued, the criminal order is forwarded to the public prosecutor who, within ten days, may either lodge an objection by declaration at the court registry, or pursue its enforcement.Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-10

Any person whose identity is entered in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retent…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3

The employer, taking into account the nature of the establishment's activities, shall assess the risks to the health and safety of workers, including in the choice of manufacturing processes, work equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-3

The role of the Regional Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance Committee is to ensure coordination between those involved in guidance, vocational training and employment policies and the consis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…and in Article L. 22-10-43-1, and the procedures for transmitting that information are specified by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018: 1° In Article 2 of that Regul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Compensation scheme for territorial councillors

Article LO6434-2

I. - The members of the territorial council receive, for the effective exercise of their functions, an indemnity fixed by the territorial council by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

The Scientific Advisory Board is convened by its Chairman, or at the request of the Managing Director, or at the motivated initiative of at least one third of its members, or at the request of the Boa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D539

In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 731-1 et de l'article R. 61-34, adults may also be placed under mobile electronic surveillance if they have been sentenced to at le…

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