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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 10

If the taxpayer has a single residence in France, tax is assessed at the place of that residence. If the taxpayer has several residences in France, he is liable for tax at the place where he is deemed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-2

The costs corresponding to the exercise of transferred powers are subject to an assessment prior to the transfer of said powers. Any new burden falling on territorial authorities as a result of the St…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article D122-10

…été Industrielle; 3° The list of salaried staff and their distribution in each of the two entities; 4° The agreement between the owner of the sports facilities and the association or company, specifyi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-9

…e activities concerned; 3° The measures for informing employees about the nature of their contract; 4° The compensation in terms of remuneration and redundancy pay granted to employees; 5° The guarant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-7

When the perpetrator of an accident is unable to prove that he has complied with the obligation to insure instituted by article L. 211-1, the victim and the guarantee fund are entitled to avail themse…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-11

…Oscar is selected by a committee made up of: 1° Two exporters; 2° Two producers; 3° Two directors; 4° A person qualified in the field of cinema. The members of the committee are appointed each year b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Legislative part

Article L700-1

…itions on returning to French territory;3° Decisions implementing a decision taken by another State;4° Surrenders to the authorities of another State;5° Bans on movement on French territory;6° Decisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-9

Applications for release or the lifting or modification of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest may be made at any time to the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-1

…ferred to in the first paragraph of this article incur the additional penalties provided for in 2°, 4°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-1

…r General for Civil Security and Crisis Management or his representative, who chairs the committee; 4° The Director General of the Treasury or his representative.

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