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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1031

The authorisations mentioned in articles 1030 and 1030-1 are given by the testator for a period which may not exceed two years from the opening of the will. An extension of up to one year may be grant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous measures

Article 1756

I. - In the event of safeguarding or judicial recovery or liquidation, the costs of proceedings and tax penalties incurred in respect of direct taxes and assimilated taxes, turnover taxes and assimila…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

…6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants. When the public entity pays the contri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special instalment scheme

Article 1693

Value added tax payers authorised to have the additional period of one month provided for in 2 of Article 287 to submit the declaration referred to in 1 of the same article are required to pay, by way…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to minors

Article 1236

Prior to a meeting of a minor's family council, the judge shall hear the minor, or have the minor heard, if the minor is capable of discernment, under the conditions provided for in article 388-1 of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 731-1

…r mobile electronic monitoring in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 763-12 and 763-13. The sentence enforcement court or the sentence enforcement judge, according to the distinctions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…information on the action taken in response to this report. The fact that the persons mentioned in 13° of Article L. 561-2 endeavour to dissuade their customer from taking part in an illegal activity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…ure forecasts are set by the Director in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 6145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

…e the perpetrator has been finally convicted, the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article 230-13 may request the deletion of data recorded in the processing, unless the public prosecutor or magi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-10

…mixte benefiting from transfers of competence provided for by the article 30 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities may receive from its members, for the…

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