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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-16

Moveable assets given to the debtor on a precarious basis or those transferred to a trust of which the debtor retains the use or enjoyment in his capacity as settlor may be claimed, provided that they…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

…ion funds and commitments covered by the auxiliary appropriation accounts referred to in article L. 142-4, the maximum period for the reversal of sums transferred to the provision for profit sharing i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-1

The president of the competent regional council or central council appoints a rapporteur. The pharmacist concerned and, where applicable, the national council are convened by registered letter with ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

…of bathers is to be expected. When the bathing season extends over the whole year, it begins on 1st October and ends on 30th September. 3° A large number of bathers corresponds to an estimated high nu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 I

…are subject is established, controlled and collected in accordance with the article 17 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…e and address of the establishment holding the authorisation to open as provided for in Article L. 5142-2 under 11°, 12°, 13° or 14° of Article R. 5142-1 ; 2° The name of the medicated feed; 3° The ty…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1293

…xtract of the application has been entered in the civil register mentioned in l'article 4 du décret n° 65-422 du 1er juin 1965 portant création d'un service central d'état civil au ministère des affai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-16

…tional health and prevention service, notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4622-5, D. 4622-9 and D. 4622-12. The creation of this service is authorised by the regional director of companies,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-16

The declarations provided for in articles…

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