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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

…he same shall apply in the event of a prison sentence where pre-trial detention has been ordered or maintained pursuant to Article 464-1 or Article 465, first paragraph, as soon as the period of deten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

…rape, sexual assault or sexual molestation as provided for in the articles 222-23 to 222-26 and 227-25 to 227-27 of the Penal Code, to a medical examination and blood test to determine whether that pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

…of the same Code;4° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles 131-5 and 131-25 of the Criminal Code;5° A ban, either definitive or for a maximum of five years, on practising a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-54

…the total sum of the components of the gross gaming revenue mentioned in Article L. 2333-55-1, less 25% and, where applicable, the additional allowance mentioned in I of Article 34 of the Amending Fin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-2-1

…uire immediate coffining in a simple coffin, meeting the characteristics defined in article R. 2213-25, and its closure; c) The list of transmissible infections for which, if they are suspected, an ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

…te donation, the practitioner shall ensure that the health safety rules set out in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28 are complied with. The practitioner mentioned in the first paragraph ensures that t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

I. - In order to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…ing the declaration. This deduction, which applies to each facility, is limited to 171,000 euros or 25% of the tax due. For persons with several installations, this limit or ceiling is determined per…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

…of an amicable agreement, the price is set in accordance with the rules set out in articles L. 342-25 and L. 342-26 of this code. If, three months after expiry of the period mentioned in the first pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-136

Where, in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the investigating judge hearing the information refuses to relinquish jurisdi…

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