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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-2

…n the person. During this detention, the provisions of article 133-1 shall apply. Detention may not last more than twenty-four hours. The person shall be brought as soon as possible and at the latest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…nvolving the human person concerns the field of midwifery and meets the conditions laid down in the last paragraph of Article L. 1121-5, the investigator may entrust a midwife or doctor with the task…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1

…ems. To this end, it proposes rules for the allocation of gametes and embryos in application of the last paragraph of article L. 2141-1 ;5° Promoting the donation of organs, tissues and cells from the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…and the population of each municipality included in this area as well as its evolution between the last two censuses authenticated by decree; 8° The number of cinemas in the cinema and the number of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259 A

…er outside the European Community.The place of arrival of a passenger transport operation means the last scheduled point of disembarkation in the European Community for passengers who embarked in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 269

…r, by way of derogation from the previous paragraph, the chargeable event for the tax occurs on the last day of each quarter for self-deliveries of maintenance work carried out during that quarter.e)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies A

…IV of article 278 sexies, when this work is taken into account by the agreement provided for in the last paragraph of the same IV; 2° Work carried out as part of an acquisition-improvement project tha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

…udgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provided for in the last paragraph of Article 313-2 du code pénal, délit d'atteinte aux systèmes de traitement automatis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-7

…ts composed of more than 50% agricultural raw materials used in the composition of the product. The last paragraph of I of this article shall apply at the time of this renegotiation. I bis.-In the eve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 ter

…ragraph of IV or, for properties located within the territory of the Lyon metropolitan area, in the last paragraph of the same IV. These rates are published and notified under conditions set by decree…

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