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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-2

The order provisionally fixing the child's residence pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 373-2-9 of the Civil Code mentions, in addition to the duration of the measure, the place, day and time of the h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards

Article R1332-2

The sanction provided for in article L. 1332-2 shall be the subject of a written, reasoned decision. The decision is notified to the employee either by letter delivered against receipt, or by register…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition.

Article D411-2-1

…000 euros or the equivalent of this amount in foreign currency. II -The public offer referred to in 2° of Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code is addressed to investors who acquire th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 292

…her taxes that are due as a result of the importation, with the exception of value added tax itself;2° Incidental costs, such as commission, packaging, transport and insurance costs incurred up to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-2

The foreign national referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 413-2 commits to a personalised republican integration programme. To this end, they sign the republican integration contract provi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-2

…tivity of Mayotte and for the investment of the liquid assets of the Mayotte social security fund"; 2° In 2°, the words: "or, in the case of an agricultural employee, to the agricultural social securi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-26

…g at the time of death from one of the transmissible infections listed in a of article R. 2213-2-1; 2° In the event of the body being deposited either at home, in a church building or in a temporary v…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-2

…e a box informing the consumer of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees mentioned in 2° of article L. 211-2, in accordance with the models annexed to this code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 N

1. Each company in the group is required to pay the advance payments provided for in Article 1668 for the twelve-month period starting from the beginning of the financial year in respect of which this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-2

…ill be imposed for : 1° Failing to submit the detailed estimate provided for in article L. 6322-2 ; 2° Failing to meet the deadline stipulated in the same article; 3° Demanding or obtaining any form o…

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