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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-2

Claims that cannot be seized and obligations to return a deposit, a loan for use or a thing of which the owner has been unjustly deprived are only compensable if the creditor consents.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 E

…ision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax : 1° Agricultural cooperative companies and their unions as well as agricultural collective interest c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1084

Where, after the divorce has become final, there is a need to rule on the exercise of parental authority, maintenance or the contribution to the maintenance and education of the child, the application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation

Article L5842-25

…ynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5216-1:1° At the end of the second sentence of the first paragraph, the words: "of the department or the la…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

…June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status applicable in Mayotte and to the competent jurisdictions, the ceiling on resources applicable is that provided for in article R. 5423-1,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-2

…d as follows: -a first part relating to the admissibility of the application (or admissibility booklet); -an explanatory note accompanying the admissibility booklet; -a second part relating to the des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-72

…d building or, failing that, in neighbouring buildings, it complies with the following requirements:1° Have a dedicated full-time inpatient unit and protected operating theatres dedicated to this acti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resolution of groups for which the collège de résolution is the consolidated resolution authority

Article L613-60-1

I. - When the resolution board decides that an EU parent undertaking established in France meets the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure mentioned in II of Article L. 613-49 or, where app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning the procedure provided for in article 723-8

Article R57-11

The functionalities and approval procedures for the process allowing home detention under electronic surveillance provided for by article 723-8 are determined by the provisions of articles R. 622-1 an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-2

…ment licence is issued prior to the issue of planning permission, if required, or prior to the completion of the project if planning permission is not required. Authorisation is granted for a specific…

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