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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-1

…necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16 in the places where the latter has territorial jurisdiction. The judicial delegation shall mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article L4422-43

…ritorial collectivity of Corsica under the conditions provided for in article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. However, the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-13

…es of waste produced in the territory provided for respectively by 1° and 2° of I of Article R. 541-16 of the Environment Code, as well as the summary provided for in 6° of II of Article L. 541-13 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…ises, without a civilian being implicated, the operations defined in articles R. 3354-11 to R. 3354-16 may be carried out by military biologists and medical experts, appointed by order of the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…ions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for the application of article 7 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service and to the provisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe

MODEL OF DEED OF WAIVER OF PROTECTION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR I.-Identity of the sole trader waiving protection of his personal assets and of the beneficiary of the waiv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 undecies

…re applicable to investments made or subscriptions paid from the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer, with the exception of invest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…4 law no. 2005-809 of 20 July 2005 L. 1523-5, with the exception of its seventh paragraph Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 1523-6 law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 L. 1523-7 law no. 2002…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…rogramme for the requalification of run-down old districts mentioned in the article 25 de la loi n° 2009-323 du 25 mars 2009 de mobilisation pour le logement et la lutte contre l'exclusion et dans les…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-22

When the confiscation of a business is ordered by a criminal court pursuant to the articles 225-16, 225-19 and 225-22 of the criminal code and 706-39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the State must…

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