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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-37

Magistrates from the public prosecutor's office and any official from the public prosecutor's office specially authorised by the public prosecutor exercise the powers granted to that magistrate for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-38

For decisions handed down by the courts of appeal or, where applicable, by the assize courts, the powers recognised in this chapter to the investigating judge or his clerk shall be exercised by the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-39

Registration of personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. Registration and consultation of the file are carried out via secure telecommunication means. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article D229-13-1

…n the operation shall, in addition to the certificate referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 229-3 less than six months old, a file containing at least the following documents: 1° The articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…ng to the terminal gross index of the civil service index scale, regardless of the number of mandates. These provisions apply only to journalists, editors, photographers, newspaper directors and drama…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-63

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-7

…erms "radioactive substance", "radioactive material" and "radioactive waste" are defined in article L. 542-1-1 of the French Environment Code.Accelerator: equipment or installation in which particles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10°: Bonds received in exchange for shares in companies concerned by the extension of the public sector

Article 132 ter

…ds issued by the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales in exchange for Matra shares.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

1 The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of article 125 A interest, arrears and all other proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Negotiable bonds - Special schemes

Article 131 ter

…d Finance shall be subject, for their entire term, to the tax regime applicable to foreign securities. The conditions for the application of this paragraph shall be laid down by decree (1). 2. Bonds t…

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