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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28

…teed. In the latter case, the first president of the court of appeal or the judge designated by him may subject the wanted person, until his appearance before the investigating chamber, to one or more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for any loss or damage directly attributable to a compulsory vaccination carried out under the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-30

…shall immediately notify the statutory auditor he has appointed in accordance with Article R. 814-29. Within one month of receipt of this notice, the latter shall provide the authorities referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…The application for a reduction in fees provided for in Article L. 612-20, as it read prior to loi n° 2005-842 du 26 juillet 2005, shall be submitted in writing to the Director General of the Institu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-2

…greement signed with the region, the Lyon metropolitan area, the municipalities and their groupings may participate in the financing of aid and aid schemes set up by the region.This aid takes the form…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…rcise of the profession, acquired or manufactured as from 1st January 1960 by industrial companies, may be calculated according to a degressive depreciation system, taking into account the depreciatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L2333-84

…f State subject to the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of the sole article of the loi n° 53-661 du 1er août 1953 fixant le régime des redevances dues pour l'occupation du domaine public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…he Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positive, between the resources allocated to the Bouches-du-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…", the president of the departmental council or the president of the regional council as the case may be," are deleted.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

…try to the common general training course for teaching, supervision and training in mountain sports may enrol. The enrolment file, the composition of which is set out in appendix II-20, must be submit…

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