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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-2

…that the estate renounced in the name of the protected person has not been accepted by another heir and as long as the State has not been sent into possession, the renunciation may be revoked either b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Corsica

Article 297

…added tax is levied at the rate of:1° 0.90% for the transactions referred to in articles 281 quater and 281 sexies ;2° 2.10% as regards:The transactions referred to in 1°, 1°-00 bis, 1°-0 bis and 3° o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Work

Article L3215-2

…l rules: 1° On the department's contributory share of expenditure that concerns both the department and the communes; 2° On the contributory share to be imposed on the department in works carried out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-27

…h of article R. 743-169 when compensation is due, pursuant to the provisions of articles R. 743-169 and R. 743-176, following the merger of two or more commercial courts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-25

…e jurisdiction as the court abolished, the change affecting only the commune with the court's seat; 2° Where the jurisdiction of the commercial court created partly covers the jurisdiction of the comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-26

There is no need to use the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23 to appoint as clerk of the new court a natural or legal person who, pursuant to article R. 742-29, is the clerk of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-20

…bstantiated by the applicant: 1° Relation or alliance of the conciliators with one of the parties ; 2° Community or opposition of interest between the conciliators and one of the parties; 3° Interest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-22

…asis in public health establishments are compensated for their participation in the establishment's duty of care as provided for in article L. 6111-1-3, on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and public holi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-2

Contracts drawn up for this purpose and, if a contract relates to more than one of the constituent objects, for each of these objects shall stipulate on pain of nullity:1° The purpose of the contract,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to members of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-23

For the application of all the provisions establishing incompatibilities between certain electoral mandates or elective functions, the functions of member of the Executive Council of Corsica are assim…

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