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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 158

…o the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out in 2 to 6 ter below, without it being necessary to disting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 158

The mission of the experts, which can only be to examine technical issues, is specified in the decision ordering the expertise.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 158

If several investigative measures have been ordered, they shall be carried out simultaneously whenever possible.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D158

…ual record in the judicial section of the special file provided for by the provisions of article D. 214-11 du code pénitentiaire contains information concerning the convicted person's civil status, oc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R158

In all cases where the documents of a proceeding are sent, the court clerk is required to attach an inventory, which he shall draw up free of charge, as prescribed in article 586.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R15-8

The appeal provided for in Article 16-2 shall be made by means of a request signed by the judicial police officer and delivered or addressed to the secretary of the commission, who shall issue a recei…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D15-8

Copies in digital format delivered to lawyers pursuant to the provisions of article 114 may be sent electronically. If the size of the document does not allow it to be sent in this way, it shall be de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VIII: MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Article L158-2

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VIII: MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Article L158-1

In Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Mayotte and Reunion, an immigration observatory assesses the application of the policy to regulate migratory flows and immigration conditions in each of these…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-158

…a specialised professional fund is a master AIF, the rules governing investment holding, canvassing and marketing of the feeder AIF are those of the master AIF.

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