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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

The decisions of the criminal courts, with the exception of those that only rule on civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for crim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement

Article L2362-10

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2362-7, the managers of each of the participating legal entities and, where applicable, the participating natural persons negotiate with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-10

Testing of medicinal products, within the meaning of 9° of article L. 5121-20, means all chemical, pharmaceutical and biological tests, non-clinical tests and clinical trials. Without prejudice to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…ges are used, when French or a regional language used in France is the language used most often; b) 10 points when a foreign language is the language used most often for artistic reasons relating to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-105

…the company, is acquired under the conditions provided for in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 A

I. - Except where they involve a transfer of ownership, usufruct or enjoyment, decisions given in proceedings where at least one of the parties is in receipt of legal aid are exempt from registration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 B

…is liquidated as a debit under the conditions indicated, for registration duties, in II of Article 1090 A. When it does not take the place of registration fees, the land registration tax is not payab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 D

Withdrawal of legal aid and aid for legal representation in non-jurisdictional proceedings immediately renders payable, within the limits set by the withdrawal decision, the duties, fees, emoluments,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-10

The declaration of pledge of a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, a central depository or, where applicable, the issuer or the declaration of pledge of financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-10

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions: 1° They meet at least one of the following criteria: a) They have an issue maturity of up to 397…

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