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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 711

…el if he so requests and, if appropriate, the party himself, subject to the provisions of l'article 712. Where the petitioner is detained, his appearance before the court shall be as of right only if…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: New goods

Article 723

…when they give rise to the collection of value added tax or are exempt from it pursuant to article 257 bis. If this is not the case, the new goods that furnish the business are only subject to a duty…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 770

…record of a decision concerning a minor may be decided under the conditions set out in Article L. 631-4 of the juvenile criminal justice code. The removal from the criminal record of a conviction for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

I. - Title III of Book I of Part Five is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, as are Articles L. 5141-1 to L. 5141-3 , subject to the adaptations set out in II. Articles L. 5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-3

…the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall within its jurisdiction on any other grounds, this judge shall declare that h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 716

…em or being deprived of the resources necessary to meet their obligations, are subject to a tax of €125. The benefit of this provision is subject to the authorisation of the competent State authority,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 717

Voluntary or judicial resolutions of contracts for the sale of single-family homes meeting the conditions set for low-income housing by

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French General Tax CodeIn force
g : Property abroad

Article 714

Deeds transferring ownership or usufruct of immovable property located in foreign countries or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-7

…in cannot be issued to him because it contains one or more convictions, specifying, as appropriate: 1° For the situations referred to in 1° to 6° of Article D. 571-4 : a) Either the bulletin does not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-7

I.-The tuberculosis centres carry out the tasks mentioned in article L. 3112-2 in accordance with the recommendations in force. To this end, they : 1° Carry out investigations into cases of tuberculos…

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