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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

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
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-13

…e fine shall be recovered under the conditions laid down for the State debts 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
Chapter IV: RESTRICTED ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

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: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382

The following are exempt from property tax on built properties:1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

…ditions 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 tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1394

…ties:1° National roads, departmental roads, communal roads, including public squares used for fairs and markets, as well as the roads of land associations for agricultural and forestry land developmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

The offences which may give rise to the issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion bet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-12

…epresentative of a person for whom he had no authority to act is himself obligated under the cheque and, if he has paid, has the same rights as the purported principal would have had. The same applies…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-12

…tation with the French Competition Authority, taking into account the need to encourage competition and promote the use of efficient means of payment.

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