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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-15

After it has been issued, the parallel import authorisation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156-1

I.-The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-115 are those referred to in 1 of the I of article D. 211-1 A. II.-A société civile de placement immobilier may enter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 F quinquies

Sont soumis à la taxe de publicité foncière ou au droit d'enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable considerati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-15

The Committee Bureau is convened jointly by the Regional Prefect and the Chairman of the Regional Council at least five days before the meeting. It shall be accompanied by the documents relating to th…

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

Article 1599 ter A

I. - A tax is established, known as the apprenticeship tax, the proceeds of which promote equal access to apprenticeship and contribute to the financing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

If the sentenced person does not wish to benefit from an adjustment or conversion of his sentence or if, in the light of the reasoned report from the prison integration and probation service, such an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-15

To satisfy the obligation of presentation referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in perso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-15

Where the issuing authority has indicated in the European Investigation Decision that, because of procedural deadlines, the seriousness of the infringement or other particularly urgent circumstances,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-15-1

When a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre authorised in application of Article R. 2131-13 is found to be in breach of the provisions of this chapter, the Director General of the Agence de la…

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