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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-5

The sentence enforcement court shall inform the victims who were civil parties at the time of the sentencing decision, by simple letter, that their opinion must be sought in accordance with 4° of Arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-2

The matter is referred to the commission by the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court. The sentenced person and his/her counsel as well as the public prosecutor are informed of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-1

The members of the committee referred to in article 720-5 are appointed for a term of five years. If the importance of the cases to be dealt with by the Commission so warrants, the First President of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-3

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of article 70…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1405

…y of these securities or the acceptance of the assignment of receivables in accordance with the loi n° 81-1 du 2 janvier 1981 facilitant le crédit aux entreprises.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…a company and are exchanged as part of the transactions referred to in 1° of l'article 5 de la loi n° 86-793 du 2 juillet 1986 ou au titre IV de la loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 modifiée, la pl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197 C

The tax for which the taxpayer is liable in France on income other than salaries and wages exempt under the provisions of I and II of Article 81 A and article 81 Dand other than income subject to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Copy of the appraisal file.

Article D15-7

The copy of the documents in the investigation file provided for by article 81 may be made in digital format. It shall be stored in such a way as to ensure that it is only accessible to persons author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R*221-82

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-81 is the Minister for the Economy.

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