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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…ons defined in the previous paragraph.Half of the income of the persons mentioned in 2° of article 196 as well as article 196 A bis is added to half of the joint income of the applicant and his/her sp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

I.-The declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 include the information essential for the recipient bodies to exercise their prerogatives or for registration in the registers or busines…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-1

The Board of Directors is made up of thirty-three members with voting rights. In addition to two deputies and two senators, it comprises: 1° Sixteen representatives of the State: a) Two representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-11

The medicinal plants or parts of plants included in the pharmacopoeia which appear in the following list may, in the form specified in the list, be sold by persons other than pharmacists: FRENCH NAMES…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-10

…ersons: 1° who, unless exempted by the application of the provisions of articles R. 222-18, R. 222-19, last paragraph, or R. 222-27, have passed the examination mentioned in article R. 222-14 and have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

…of Chapter II of Title I of Book II of the Mutual Code or Section 5 of Chapter I of Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code, is, unless otherwise provided, opened only at the request of the Reso…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-6

…bligations in the event of a claim; 8° The term of the contract, including the start and end dates; 9° How the contract may be terminated.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-7

…rental of seasonal furnished accommodation, which remains governed by the aforementioned law no. 70-9 of 2 January 1970 and by the texts adopted for its application. II - It does not apply to travel s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-12

During the period of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the def…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article L2214-4

…gatherings of men. All the other police powers listed in articles L. 2212-2, L. 2212-3 and L. 2213-9 are exercised by the mayor, including the maintenance of good order at fairs, markets, public cele…

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