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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-34

…ble the pharmacist in charge to effectively carry out all of the tasks mentioned in article R. 5124-36.2° In not-for-profit humanitarian organisations, the president, a vice-president or one of the pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-35

…by sums reinvested by unitholders in fulfilment of the reinvestment obligation set out in article 163 quinquies B of the General Tax Code; 2° When a company whose securities or rights are included in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…nt of the death of the operator are automatically subject to the long-term capital gains tax regime.3. (Repealed)4. (Expired)5. Distributions by venture capital companies operating under the condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…intended for the storage of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-3

…tercommunal groupings whose aggregate financial potential per inhabitant, as defined in Article L. 2336-2, is greater than 90% of the average aggregated financial potential per inhabitant;b) Communes…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-3-1

The Tourist Office may set up one or more permanent or non-permanent offices, which may be responsible for providing tourist information.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-36-1

The distraining creditor who arranges for the removal of the assets with a view to their forced sale informs the creditors holding a published security interest in the same assets by registered letter…

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

Article R444-3

…"territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands", with the exception of their mention in article R. 413-1 and in 1° of article R. 431-16; 3° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-5

…the composition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-1

…d for in the previous paragraph may be carried out in accordance with the provisions of article R. 131-11-1 of the Penal Code. In all cases, the offender must send the public prosecutor or his or her…

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