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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-19

Before consenting to the wearing of a mobile anti-attachment device, the parties shall receive the following information from the family court judge: 1° The defendant's refusal to fit the anti-attachm…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-4

I.-The departure from French territory of a minor who is the subject of a measure taken by the family affairs judge pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, of a ban on leaving the country witho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A ter

I. - Deliberations taken with regard to business property tax by a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation prior to the date of the decision placing it under the tax regime of article 1609…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-111

I. - The registration file provided for in article A. 212-109 must be sent for each level of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" to the examining body for the examination session, no later than tw…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AE

I. - Filing with the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-8

I. - Notwithstanding Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code, the following provisions apply to the société de libre partenariat:1° The articles of associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11-1

The import and export of gametes or germ tissue derived from the human body are subject to authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine. They are exclusively intended to enable the pursuit of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article D214-113

I. - The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article L. 214-38 are those referred to in 1, 5 and 6 of the I of article D. 211-1 A . II. - An undertakin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

The jury for the exams leading to the specific part is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an exam, continuous asses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-11

As stated in article R. 234-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows:"I. - Foodstuffs derived from an animal that has undergone a clinical trial on veterinary medicinal…

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