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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-10

…imilar clauses, granted by the owner or operator of a business that does not meet the conditions provided for in the above articles, is null and void. However, the contracting parties may not invoke s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 353-2

Third-party proceedings against the adoption judgment are admissible only in the event of fraud or deceit attributable to the adopters or to the spouse, partner bound by a civil solidarity pact or coh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-24

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date and of the events and whose statutory purpose is to defend or assist students and pupils of educational establishments…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter T

I. - The tax credit defined in article 244 quater V is deducted up to one fifth of its amount from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year in which the credit institution or finance…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-25

Lenders shall ensure that the professional knowledge and skills of their staff are kept up to date, as part of ongoing training, through appropriate professional training, the minimum duration of whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 864

A notary who receives a treaty for the transfer of a ministerial office or a deed of sale, exchange or division or a deed for the transfer of the right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I ter : Declaration by the public corporation SNCF Réseau

Article 1649 A ter

Each year, SNCF Réseau declares to the tax authorities the rail transport companies that reserved train paths for passenger transport operations during the previous year and the number of train paths…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article D561-12

…French Office for Immigration and Integration or the manager of the place of accommodation for a provisional certificate relating to family composition.The certificate is issued to the interested part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Economic aid

Article L2573-35

…applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from 1st January 2012 subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2251-2, the words: "Title I of Book…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12-1

…tion system draw up a statement showing all the allowances of all kinds, denominated in euros, received by the elected members sitting on their council, in respect of any mandate or any duties exercis…

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