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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-81

The request by the person concerned by the judicial measure for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration for the measure to be lifted or modified shall be addressed to the Paris Senten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-87

I.-In the event that the occupational health service of the external company or the occupational health service to which this company belongs is not approved to ensure individual monitoring of the sta…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R*422-8

The offer of compensation for personal injury made to the victim of an act of terrorism shall indicate the assessment made by the Fund for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-2

The prefect may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the regional council and after a formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the president…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-1

As from the transfer of the national road network to an overseas region, the president of the regional council manages the transferred domain. In this capacity, he shall exercise the police powers rel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quindecies

Distributions and net gains relating to units in venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code in its version prior to Or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-30

For the calculation, production companies declare the distribution of cinematographic works. This declaration includes the following information:1° The registration number of the cinematographic work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-82

…quired to record, at the time of the operation and thereafter, in the register provided for in article R. 5132-81 or to record using the computer system provided for in the same article : 1° The opera…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-20

I.-When the pre-production of a project is carried out solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the pre-production expenditure mentioned in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 D

I. - The rate of the real estate security contribution payable for requests for mortgage information, regardless of how they are processed, is set as follows:1° Requisitions not including the designat…

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