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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Guardianship acts

Article 475

The person under guardianship is represented in court by the guardian. The latter may act, as plaintiff or defendant, to assert the extra-patrimonial rights of the protected person only with the autho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Protective bodies

Article 445

Curatorial and tutelary charges are subject to the conditions laid down for tutelary charges for minors by articles 395 to 397. However, the powers devolved by article 397 to the family council are ex…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Guardianship acts

Article 474

The person under guardianship shall be represented in the acts necessary for the management of his assets under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Title XII..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe III

Modified numberingNew numberingReferences modifiedNew referencesTITLE V: PREVENTION OF RISKS OF EXPOSURE TO IONISING RADIATIONChapter I: Principles and implementing provisionsSection 1: Scope of appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

I. - 1. Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies, carrying out an agricultural activity…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…cycles, as defined in 6.11 of the article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code ; 3° Non-motorised scooters; 4° Leisure tents; 5° Table tennis tables; > Treadmills 6° Treadmills; 7° Elliptical bikes; > Exercis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…here the company and the subscriber or purchaser make the commitments mentioned in 2° of this II; > 4° Expenditure on forestry work as defined in Article L. 214-121 of the French Monetary and Financia…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-85

…following screening; 3° The number of admission tickets issued, specifying those issued in advance; 4° The number of cancelled admission tickets, specifying those issued in advance; 5° The seat price…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-2

…e instance statuant en matière commerciale" (court of first instance ruling on commercial matters); 4° "Premier président de la cour d'appel" (first president of the court of appeal) by "président du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-29

…merger; > and 3° A copy of the notices relating to the advertisements provided for in this section; 4° The report and any opinion appended thereto, referred to in Article L. 236-36, as well as the rep…

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