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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-6

…R. 522-12 to R. 522-14.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1133 quater

…ording the transfer of additional property or rights to the trustee are subject to a fixed duty of €125. However, Article 1020 does not apply to deeds recording the return of all or part of the trust…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…mentioned in I to a company with which it is dependent within the meaning of Article 39, paragraph 12 and which allocates the property to an activity mentioned in the first paragraph of this II.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…o the adaptations provided for in II to XV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2123-1 and R. 2123-2 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…ench citizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to Article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

The associations referred to inArticle L. 122-1 and the sports companies referred to in Article L. 122-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…mployee holds a fixed-term contract, the provisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal of an employ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-11-4

…act or, for contracts expiring within six months of the date of promulgation of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment, on the expiry date of the contract and n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

…L. 3222-5 ; 2° By one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of 2° of II of article L. 3212-1. In the case referred to in 2° of this article, the director of the establishment is not oblige…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZE

…onic communication process (1). This contribution is payable by any person mentioned in articles L. 121-1, L. 122-2, L. 122-12, L. 131-1 or L. 331-5 of the Code du sport, as well as by any person acti…

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