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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: General rules

Article R128

Magistrates are required to state, in the warrants they issue for the benefit of witnesses, that the allocation of the compensation provided for in article R. 123 has been requested.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Court fees

Article R131

Where it is found that a witness, because of his infirmities had to be accompanied by a third party, the latter shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in articles R. 129 and R. 130.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: General rules

Article R125

Witnesses summoned or called at the request of either the accused or the civil parties shall receive the above-mentioned indemnities. They are paid to them by those who called them as witnesses.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Court fees

Article R130

When children under the age of sixteen called as witnesses under the conditions provided for in the preceding article are accompanied by a person under whose authority they are or, by his or her deleg…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3351-2

…te with a public administrative service mission, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STAND…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1232-8

The Chief Executive Officer has the following responsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other securities giving or which may give access to capital or voting rights

Article L212-7

The rules governing the issue of securities giving access to the capital and the holders of these securities are set out in Articles L. 228-91 to L. 228-106 of the French Commercial Code relating to s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212

…or made available to a company by an affiliated company, directly or indirectly, within the meaning of 12 of the article 39, are deductible : a) Within the limit of those calculated on the basis of th…

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