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

Article 2-16

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies C

With the approval of the municipality or the local authority responsible for inter-municipal cooperation, in accordance with the conditions set out in I of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 13: Judgment adopting the plan.

Article R631-35

The articles R. 626-17 to R. 626-51, excluding article R. 626-18, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 626-20, and of article R. 626-22, are applicable to the receivership proceedings. The co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-22

The official receiver who orders, pursuant to Article L. 642-18, the sale of immovable property by judicial or amicable auction determines: 1° The starting price for each of the assets to be sold and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D3221-2

The delegation threshold set by the deliberation provided for in 18° of Article L. 3211-2 of this Code may not exceed 100 euros. After examining the proposals sent by the public accountant relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-4

I. - Exceptionally and on a temporary basis, in the absence of available paediatric critical care beds, patients under the age of 18 may be treated in adult critical care on site or by agreement with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

I.-In the event of separation between the parents, or between the parents and the child, the contribution to the child's maintenance and education takes the form of maintenance paid, as appropriate, b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306

The proceedings shall be public, unless publicity would be dangerous to public order or morality. In such a case, the court shall declare this by a judgment given in open court. However, the president…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-11

The conceding authority which is considering excluding a person pursuant to this sub-section must put the person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliabilit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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