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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-1

…y implicitly or explicitly identifying a competitor or goods or services offered by a competitor is lawful only if:1° It is not misleading or likely to mislead;2° It relates to goods or services that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 ter

…nd intended exclusively for their employees, under the conditions laid down by Articles 35 to 44 of Law no. 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut de ces sociétés.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-1

…n in France of stateless parents; 2° A child born in France of foreign parents for whom the foreign laws of nationality do not in any way allow him to be transmitted the nationality of either of his p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 54

1. Subject to the age conditions laid down by the laws in force, customs officers of all grades must take an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their place of residence is situat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D112-26

…lication of acts is ensured without prejudice to the other methods of publicity provided for by the laws and regulations.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-1

…mmediately put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning ofparagraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the perfo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS

Article L1100-1

…ral interest without remuneration for contractual services;2° Subsidies as defined inarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis F

…nsfer price, the distribution of free shares and the payment deadlines provided for by Article 3 of Law no. 94-1135 of 27 December 1994 relating to the conditions for the privatisation of the Société…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-22

…sonal receipt of this notification. Reasons must be given for any rejection decision in fact and in law, and the appeal procedures and deadlines must be specified. No decision may arise from silence k…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-24

…te has been successfully challenged before the authorities of that State and in accordance with the law of that State does not in itself invalidate the evidence sent to the French judicial authorities…

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