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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…under the Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction and a gu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article D4422-1

Articles D. 4221-21 to D. 4221-26and D. 4232-1 apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article D. 4221-21: a) In the first paragraph, the words: "the council of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-2

…among the members of the Agency Committee representing the colleges referred to in Article D. 6431-23, by secret uninominal ballot and by an absolute majority; if this majority is not achieved in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…ity provided for in article 222-10 of the said code; 3° Crimes of rape provided for in articles 222-23 to 222-26 of the same code and the offence provided for in article 222-26-1 of the same code; 4°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…it on the basis of articles L. 421-34, L. 422-1 to L. 422-6, L. 422-10 to L. 422-12, L. 422-14, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 426-7, L. 426-22 and L. 426-23. The first paragraph of this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-49

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 23 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-5

…han the day before their nineteenth birthday, for the foreign national mentioned in Articles L. 421-23, L. 421-30 to L. 421-33, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 426-1 ; 3° At the latest, two months…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-1

When, in the course of legal proceedings or the checks referred to in article L. 214-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, one or more live animals have been seized or removed for any reason what…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

…ay call on the assistance of other persons with relevant skills or experience. " D.-Article R. 2131-23 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 2131-23.-The indication to have recourse to pre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…g provisions.Do not constitute taxable remuneration:1° The compensation referred to in articles L. 1235-1, L. 1235-2, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13, 7° of Article L. 1237-18-2 and 5…

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