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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations, confrontations and reconstructions

Article D32-2-4

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Penal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the examining magistrate may deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-13

…n shall result in the automatic lifting of any ban on issuing cheques in accordance with Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, implemented on the occasion of the rejection of a cheque…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-13

The information mentioned in article R. 412-12 is indicated on or near the foodstuff itself in such a way that there is no uncertainty as to the foodstuff to which it relates when the latter is : 1° P…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-3

…spouses is French, is entered for preservation in the annexed civil register referred to in Article 4-1 of Decree No 65-422 of 1 June 1965 creating a central civil status service at the Ministry of Fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

…ement of receipt, a copy or extract of the marriage certificate updated in accordance with Articles 1303-3 and 1303-4 or a certificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

…the following conditions are met:1° The activity must have been carried on for at least five years;2° The transfer is made for consideration and relates to a sole proprietorship or to all of the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article D1621-13

…t to training of local elected representatives is set at 1% of the amount mentioned in article D. 1621-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-2

Any person who practises speech and language therapy within the meaning of article L. 4341-1 is practising the profession of speech and language therapist illegally without :1° holding a certificate o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-13

…establishment is located, together with the following details: 1° Legal status of the organisation; 2° Identity of its responsible managers or directors; 3° Financial, technical and human resources at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions (R).

Article R4432-13

By way of exception to 2° of article R. 4124-2, in overseas departments the representativeness of trade unions may be determined at departmental level.

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