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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-56

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, he shall notify the company of his deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Limitation period and order

Article R5132-31

…of article R. 5132-4 or in VI of article R. 5141-111 for veterinary surgeons and in article R. 5132-29. A quarterly statement indicating the names of the practitioners and the nature and quantities of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: OBLIGATION TO LEAVE FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-3

…vil Code since the birth of the child or for at least two years; 6° A foreign national who has been married for at least three years to a spouse of French nationality, provided that the community of l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

Under all matrimonial regimes and on pain of nullity of any clauses to the contrary included in the marriage contract, the right to disclose the work, to fix the conditions of its exploitation and to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-2

…ovisions do not apply when the failure to adopt results from the absence of communication before 31 March to the deliberating body of information that is essential for drawing up the budget. The list…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-6

…viction order that has not been enforced by 1st November of each year shall be suspended until 31st March of the following year, unless the persons concerned are rehoused in sufficient conditions that…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-1

…nationale de France's online public access service. A new list of unavailable books is added on 21 March each year, if that is a working day, or on the first working day thereafter. The list of unava…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157 bis

…ncome does not exceed €16,410;- €1,310 if this income is between €16,410 and €26,400.In the case of married persons subject to joint taxation, the deduction provided for in the second and third paragr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…2212-5 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2022-295 of 2 March 2022.III. - Articles L. 2213-1 to L. 2213-5 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna I…

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