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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

…national police, permanent and probationary, who do not have the status of judicial police officers;3° (Repealed);4° (Repealed);5° (Repealed).However, the civil servants and military personnel mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-13

…three months of receiving the notice. It is accompanied by the documents drawn up in application of 3° of article R. 1142-51.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…r for the construction of the ship or boat is concluded from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024; 3° A sum equal to 85% of the additional capitalised costs, excluding financial costs, directly linke…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: DEFENCE OR SECURITY PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article R2373-1

…rovisions of Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title I; 2° The provisions of Chapter I of Title IX; 3° The provisions of Section 2 of Chapter III of Title IX. They are also subject to the provisions o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-1

…visions of article L. 222-3 of the French Sports Code relating to sports associations or companies; 3° The provisions of Articles L. 2135-7 and L. 2135-8 of this Code relating to the secondment of emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-1

…cts of the agreement on the collective labour agreement eligible for financing by the contribution; 3° The total amount of the contribution provided for in article L. 1233-86 or article L. 1237-19-11,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 A

In accordance with article 1078-3 of the Civil Code, the agreements provided for by articles 1078-1 and 1078-2 of the same code are not subject to gratuitous transfer duties. The first paragraph appli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…for which the hourly cash contribution is less than €160,000 and greater than or equal to €25,000; 3° Third group: works for which the hourly cash contribution is less than €25,000 and greater than o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-5

In order to encourage young people mentioned in article L. 5131-3 to enter into a contractual support scheme for employment and independence mentioned in article L. 5131-4 or who are monitored by Pôle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-20

When the legal situation of a company which has set up a company savings plan changes, in particular by merger, sale, takeover or demerger, the signatories of the agreement or, where the plan has not…

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