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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 sexdecies B

I. - A tax on the physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content is due in respect of operations:1° The sale and rental in France of videograms intended for the private use of the publi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies A

I.-The reduced rates referred to in II apply to self-deliveries of the following works: 1° Work to extend the premises or to bring the building to a new state within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title IIa: Provisions common to direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 302 septies B

I. - For tax purposes, the following constitute an element of the cost price of the land on which the building is erected:a. the fee paid, in respect of a given building, under the articles L 520-1 to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-10

The court with jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 15-3-1 is the Paris judicial court.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-2

The technical examination to qualify for the performance of certain judicial police duties comprises the following three tests:1° Written test no. 1: composition based on general knowledge of criminal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-4

The rules for preparing candidates for the technical examination are laid down, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by joint instruction from the Directorate General…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-7

Candidates are forbidden to have printed or handwritten documents with them, on pain of exclusion. However, they may consult codes or compendia of laws, decrees and circulars; the latter may include r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-5

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests are chosen, by mutual agreement, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by the director of criminal a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-3

The syllabus for the technical examination is as follows: Criminal procedure Public prosecution and civil action: general concepts. Authorities invested by law with judicial police missions: - the jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-6

The material organisation of the technical examination relating to the exercise of certain judicial police missions by tax service agents, and in particular the supply of copies and composition forms…

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