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

Article 1609 nonies C

…erway, the differential is reduced each year, in equal parts in proportion to the number of years remaining in accordance with the duration set by the deliberation.d) When a public establishment for i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

The examining magistrate orders the complaint to be forwarded to the public prosecutor so that the latter can make his recommendations. The public prosecutor may ask the examining magistrate for a fur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 122

The examining magistrate may, depending on the case, issue a warrant for search, appearance, bringing in or arrest. The liberty and custody judge may issue a committal order. A search warrant may be i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-12-1

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana benefit each year from an individual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142

Permission to go out is granted for one or more outings. It authorises the convicted offender to go to a place on national territory. It may be subject to one or more conditions, in particular the obl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-6

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

Testing operations are carried out by the Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency, who may delegate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-3

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-27

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-6

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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