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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-18

…al report, drawn up by the mayor or his delegate, in the forms provided for by the articles R. 2223-13 and R. 2223-14, is notified to the interested parties with an indication of the action that must…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-23-1

…out under the conditions and within the timeframes prescribed by the provisions of articles L. 1424-13 à L. 1424-19 shall be the subject of the agreements provided for therein no later than 31 Decembe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1964

The duties levied on transfers of offices pursuant to article 724 are subject to restitution whenever the transmission has not been followed by effect. If there is only a price reduction, all that has…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23-1

For each trainee referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 1221-13, the additional information, entered in the single personnel register or, for organisations that do not have a single personne…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

The conciliation shall be attempted, unless specifically provided otherwise, at the place and time that the judge considers favourable and in accordance with the terms that he or she shall determine.T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1013

In addition to the cases in which the Chamber rules in restricted formation, the President may, in particular when the complexity of the case justifies it, appoint two rapporteurs from among the counc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

…y entitled to a refund of the premiums, in the case indicated by the second paragraph of article L. 132-13, by virtue of either article 1341-2 of the Civil Code or articles L. 621-107 and L. 621-108 o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of a qualified person

Article L512-17

…r legislative or regulatory provisions. It may not, under the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the Penal Code, divulge information of which it has become aware in this context.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-11

…eement sets out the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Article D. 341-13 may be communicated directly to the Banque de France. It may also provide for the registration nu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial guarantee

Article R1333-162

I.-The supplier provides the financial guarantee provided for in Article L. 1333-15. The guarantee may be provided by the final holder if the latter is himself the beneficiary of a guarantee covering…

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