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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-3

In the case of an offence punishable by at least three years' imprisonment committed against the victim's spouse, cohabitee or partner linked to the victim by a civil solidarity pact, including when t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

Before granting approval to a financial holding company, a parent undertaking of a finance company or a mixed financial holding company, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall veri…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

The Board of Directors sets the general guidelines for the agency and deliberates on the following matters: 1° The general organisation of the agency, at national and local level, and its internal reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

Without prejudice to the information required by other legislative and regulatory provisions, the labelling of the outer packaging or, where there is no outer packaging, the labelling of the immediate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

…xpayer may opt for the latter scheme at the latest within two months of the promulgation of the loi n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer. In the absence of an opti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

I. - The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°c: Urban areas to be revitalised

Article 1383 F

I.-Real estate properties located in a dynamic urban area defined in II of Article 44 sexdecies are exempt from property tax on built-up properties. The exemption applies to buildings attached to an e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

The services listed under numbers 5 to 40 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 5 Notice…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

On the basis of the risk assessment, the employer draws up a demolition, removal or encapsulation plan using a teleservice, accessible on the internet via a user account and implemented by the ministe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…ocated to the principal dwelling that are the subject of a rent-to-own contract pursuant to the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining lease-to-own property are exempt from property tax on built pr…

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