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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to administrative detention centres and premises

Article R744-13

…s displayed in the common areas of the administrative detention facility. It is available in French and translated into the foreign languages designated by the minister responsible for immigration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recovery of the fine

Article R821-13

…bts mentioned in articles 112 to 124 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-13

When the foreign national has been held in detention and the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons makes a decision under the accelerated procedure, it will make its decis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

…ns determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties, prévue à l'article 1393 ;3° La taxe d'h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16°: Acquisitions of woods and forests and land for reforestation

Article 1137

Acquisitions of properties in the nature of woods and forests and bare land not subject to a prohibition on afforestation, recorded in a notarised deed signed before 1 January 2005, are exempt from an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Taxable properties

Article 1381

…atmospheric coolers, dry docks, works serving as a support for operating equipment; 2° Works of art and communication routes; 3° Boats used at a fixed point and fitted out for habitation, trade or ind…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116

…ht to be assisted by an interpreter, the examining magistrate shall establish the person's identity and expressly inform him or her, specifying their legal classification, of each of the facts of whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 118

…he examining magistrate shall notify the person, after informing him or her of his or her intention and taking any observations from him or her and his or her lawyer, that a criminal charge is to be s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 114

…ers or, if they do not have a lawyer, the parties may obtain a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. The copy must be delivered within one month of the request. If the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 115

…n by them; if they appoint several lawyers, they must indicate which of them will be sent summonses and notifications; failing this choice, these will be sent to the lawyer first chosen. Except where…

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