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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55

…e 707-2, regardless of the due date resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 131-25 of the Penal Code, whether it is a contradictory decision, a contradictory decision to be served…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…nditure; 7° Implementing, where applicable, the mechanism defined in articles R. 2135-23 to R. 2135-25 ; 8° Deciding on the draft agreements entered into by the joint association for the application o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-2

…f Article L. 561-2-2, means the natural person(s) who either directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the units, shares or voting rights of the collective investment scheme, or exercises, by any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…rations provided for in articles L. 1123-10, L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1333-3, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3 and R. 1413-79 as well as the declaration to the Agence nationale de sécuri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

…rried out, in order to ensure compliance with the health safety rules mentioned in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28-1, in accordance with the rules of good practice defined by the decree provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-33

…ning body in France and, where applicable, the training body abroad, pursuant to II of article L. 6325-25, specifies, in particular 1° The start and end dates of the mobility period; 2° The purpose of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-82

…34-2 or article L. 1243-6 of the present code or of the activity mentioned in 8° of article R. 6122-25 and which combines the transplantation of organs or parts of organs, tissues or vascularised tiss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…tations of shows, this floor is lowered to €1,000 for works lasting more than ninety minutes and €1,250 for works lasting between sixty and ninety minutes.III. - 1. The tax credit, calculated for each…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 25% of the amount of interest on loans taken out to acquire, as part of a takeover transaction, a fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

…142-3 are applicable. The criminal penalties imposed pursuant to articles 131-4-1 to 131-11 and 132-25 to 132-70 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable. If the court has ordered t…

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