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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1405

Property which the spouses owned or possessed on the day of the celebration of the marriage, or which they acquire during the marriage by succession, gift or legacy, remains separate. The gift may sti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-14

The Conventions and Agreements Sub-Committee, meeting in a specific formation pursuant to 1° of Article R. 2272-10, is composed as follows: 1° The Minister for Agriculture or his representative, Chair…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-74

The municipality or public establishment is authorised to carry out any checks necessary for the application of articles L. 2333-69, in I of article L. 2333-70 and L. 2333-71. The Lyon metropolitan au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-5

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-3, to authorised associations that have entered into an agreement with the first president and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-10

Direct allocations are paid during the first half of each year:1° To delegated production companies, 70% of the amount. Where there is more than one delegated production company, payment is made on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-45

Notifications of non-voting preference shareholders' meetings are made under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-65 to R. 225-69 and, where applicable, R. 225-70. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support

Article R5134-62

The tutor's tasks are as follows: 1° Take part in welcoming, helping, informing and guiding the employee on an initiative-employment contract; 2° Contribute to the acquisition of professional skills;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Long- and short-length cinematographic works

Article D210-1

A feature-length film is one that is shown in cinemas for more than one hour.A 70mm film with at least eight perforations per image is considered to be a feature-length film if it is shown for more th…

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