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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

…issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés co…

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

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…g indicated in the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

…and construction, must be preceded by a lead exposure risk report as referred to in article L. 1334-5. If such a report establishes the absence of coverings containing lead or the presence of covering…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-2

If the plaintiff files for divorce on the grounds of permanent impairment of the marriage bond and the defendant counterclaims for divorce on the grounds of fault, the plaintiff may invoke the faults…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-1

The spouses may also, at any stage of the proceedings, when divorce has been requested on the grounds of definitive alteration of the marital bond or on the grounds of fault, ask the judge to record t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247

The spouses may, at any time during the proceedings: 1° Divorce by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary; 2° In the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules of procedure common to all proceedings

Article 368

In customs matters, customs officers may issue all writs and other legal documents that bailiffs are accustomed to issuing; they may, however, use any bailiff they see fit, in particular for the sale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…ided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 Octo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-4

…Council of Ministers of French Polynesia, in accordance with Articles 97 and 134 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia,".

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