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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-4

…earing the registration notice. Within two years of the date on which it was made, the registration may be contested by the Public Prosecutor's Office if the legal conditions are not met.The registrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the public prosecutor; 3° To the person civilly liable, as regards his civil interests; 4° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests; 5°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-15

The application made by the debtor pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 645-9 is filed by the debtor at the court registry. The assigned judge who refers the case to the court in accordance…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-15

…the request of the tourist municipalities concerned, the classification referred to in article L. 133-13 is awarded by order of the competent administrative authority for a period of twelve years.Tou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-44

…ntion by a judicial police officer pursuant to the provisions of the sixteenth paragraph of Article 41-2, the written decision of the public prosecutor provided for by this paragraph is appended to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-15

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a collective branch agreement may introduce night work in a company or establishment, within the meaning of article L. 3122-5, or extend it to ne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-15

The committee may only deliberate if at least the majority of its members are present. If this quorum is not reached, a second meeting is convened. The committee shall meet at least three days after t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-151

Requests submitted to registrars may relate to: 1° Individual files or a group of files; in the second case, they correspond to the search criteria defined by the order provided for in Article R. 123-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

I. - 1. Subject to 2, 3 and 4, the contribution on the value added of businesses is determined on the basis of the turnover achieved and the value added produced during the year in respect of which th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of measurements

Article R15-33-46

…signed by the public prosecutor. Attached to it are the reports provided for in the articles R. 15-33-40 and R. 15-33-45 and the full investigation procedure.

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