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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…rliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers' rights and obligations; 2° Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the follo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…st within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or chose…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-86

…L. 212-9 or L. 212-13 ; 3° Who are subject to the prohibition provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 ; 4° Who are subject to a judicial prohibition from exercising the activities mentioned in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 F

…s claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The portion of the tax credit obtained in respect…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-97

…duration of the sanction, whichever is longer. In accordance with the sixth paragraph of article L. 232-23-6, a decision finding that there has been no violation of the anti-doping rules shall not be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…d hockey goal cages and basketball goals that do not comply with the requirements of article R. 322-23 of this Code; 3° Making sports equipment available to users, whether free of charge or for a fee,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…he implementation of the emergency measures provided for in Articles 18 to 21 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

…ubject, until the end of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic, first made available on an on-dema…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…security contributions with the same purpose that are applicable locally. " ;3° In article R. 2162-23, the reference to the Prefect is replaced by the reference to the representative of the State;3°…

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