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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1460

…ng of article 278 septies and I of article 278-0 bis or of the rights mentioned in g of l'article 279 and relating to their photographic works; 3° Authors and composers, teachers of literature, scienc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-32

The General Manager attends meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-36, R. 421-37, R. 421-40 and R. 424-4, the residence permit is withdrawn in the following cases: 1° A foreign national holding a residence permit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-32-1

I.-The content of the information referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-1, in II and III of Article L. 228-29-7-2 and in Article L. 22-10-43-1, and the procedures for transmitting that information are sp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-2

…nt for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status on the date of promulgation of loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République may not belong to sep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

…ends; c) For a candidate appointed as an employee representative, for the data mentioned in 1°, 2°, 9° and 13° of I of Article D. 1441-22-4 ; 2° Until all avenues of appeal have been exhausted: a) In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…e recherche agronomique pour le développement ;8° The Centre national de la recherche scientifique ;9° Le Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment ;10° Le Centre national du machinisme agricole, d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-2

…ing into any contact whatsoever with the victims of the offence for which they have been convicted; 9° Where the conviction relates to one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47, refrain from ass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-2

…sponding to direct labour transferred to the investment section is excluded. For the application of 9°, expenditure corresponding to direct labour and charges transferred to the investment section are…

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