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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I ter

…bis HA and 238 bis HD as drafted by Article 22 of the Amending Finance Act for 1986 (no. 86-824 of 11 July 1986). The benefit of the exemption is subject to the conditions that the purchaser undertak…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L765-1

…in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromL. 700-1In Title IL. 710-1L. 711-1 and L. 711-2In Title IIL. 720-1L. 721-1 to L. 721-4L. 721-5Application by operation of lawL. 72…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L766-1

…in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromL. 700-1In Title IL. 710-1L. 711-1 and L. 711-2In Title IIL. 720-1L. 721-1 to L. 721-4L. 721-5Application by operation of lawL. 72…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1233

…ime limit set or for a reason other than that referred to in the first paragraph and in Article 494-11 of the Civil Code, notice of this is given by any means and for the same purposes by the clerk of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15-2

…Insurance Code and offering the operations mentioned in Articles L. 3334-1 to L. 3334-9 and L. 3334-11 to L. 3334-16 of the Labour Code has breached one of the provisions mentioned in the second parag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-10

…of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same article must provide proof of :…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-2

…btained the diploma of pharmacist before 31 July 1950, provided that they were duly enrolled before 11 September 1941 at the dental school or midwifery school, in the pharmacy training course or with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-17

The advance directives referred to in article L. 1111-11 are a written document, dated and signed by the author, who is an adult, duly identified by giving his or her surname, first name, date and pla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-9

…or some of its exhibits; b) With persons involved in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 11, lawyers and parties; c) With any public or private administration, establishment, authority or p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

…obation service: 1° To ensure the availability of the technical device described in l'article R. 57-11 ou R. 61-22 as well as the technical feasibility of the project; 2° To verify the family, materia…

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