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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-5

…latter has been informed in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of l'article D. 47-27.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Storage of embryonic stem cells

Article R2151-22

…laid down, where applicable, by the order of the Minister for Health referred to in Article R. 2142-27 have been complied with, in the case of storage by the nitrogen. The form and content of the appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 B

…third paragraph of this article is distributed, under the conditions defined in I of Article 1636 B octies, among all natural or legal persons liable for property tax on built and unbuilt properties,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…ual to the product of this sum multiplied by the rate of late payment interest set out in article 1727. >. 4. Article 151 septies does not apply to capital gains on the sale of rolling stock acquired…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-2

…t and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208

…u 1er janvier 1993) ; 1° bis-Les sociétés d'investissement qui sont régies par les articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, in respect of the portion of profits arising from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

…bour Code who regularly work for the press company, under the conditions set out in article L. 2232-27 of the same code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-1

…in or on space objects placed under national jurisdiction pursuant to Article VIII of the Treaty of 27 January 1967 on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

By way of derogation from article 371-1 of the Civil Code, the doctor or midwife may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for medical decisions to be taken when t…

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