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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…refect" by the words "State representative";5° (Repealed) ;6° The last paragraph of article R. 2194-10 reads as follows:"This notice is published in the medium that was primarily used for prior advert…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-1

…The fact that the person is domiciled in his or her residential premises pursuant to article L. 123-10 of this code does not prevent this premises from being exempt from seizure by operation of law, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L651-4

…sure ordered in respect of the assets of the de jure or de facto manager pursuant to Article L. 631-10-1.The provisions of this article also apply to persons who are members or associates of the legal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-28

…opriété industrielle at any time of the lifting of prohibitions extended pursuant to Article L. 612-10. This measure shall be the subject of a decision by the Director of the National Institute of Ind…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 bis

…following are not retained for the determination of the tax base, when the taxpayer holds less than 10% of the rights of the undertaking for collective investment, alone and where applicable jointly w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458

…tmental press by virtue of the activity they carry out in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Law no. 87-39 of 27 January 1987 on various social measures.4° Press salespersons by virtue of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…m families and consular authorities;9° The room mentioned in article L. 744-5, reserved for lawyers;10° A room allocated to the body mentioned in articles R. 744-19 and R. 751-8;11° A room, furnished…

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

Article R654-3

…provisions of Article R. 621-4," are deleted; 7° In Article R. 632-4, the words: "Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and Decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-11…

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

Article R764-3

…742-1, the words: "the forty-eight-hour period" are replaced by the words: "the five-day period"; 10° Article R. 743-11 reads as follows: "Art. R. 743-11.-The matter is referred to the first preside…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-3

…comprises the mayor of the commune and elected members, the number of whom, which may be 4, 6, 8 or 10, is set by the order of the State representative in the department convening the electors. The me…

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