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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3211-2

The departmental council may delegate some of its powers to the standing committee, with the exception of those referred to in articles L. 3312-1 et L. 1612-12 to L. 1612-15. It may modify the list of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Commissioning

Article R15-33-24

The commission issued pursuant to Article 29-1 by the owner or holder of usage rights, hereinafter referred to as the principal, specifies the territory or territories that the private security guard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

Revenue for the operating section includes in particular:a) Proceeds from contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code or the Code of Taxes on Goods and Services, including:1° The flat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 268

…he consequences of the divorce. The judge, after checking that the interests of each of the spouses and of the children are preserved, approves the agreements by pronouncing the divorce.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 266

…he was a defendant to a divorce granted on the grounds of definitive alteration of the marital bond and had not himself or herself filed for divorce, or where the divorce is granted to the sole detrim…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

…the judge shall rule on their applications to remain in joint ownership, for preferential allotment and for an advance on a share of the community or undivided property. He shall rule on applications…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2

…0 to 199,999 inhabitants59From 200,000 to 249,999 inhabitants61From 250,000 to 299,999 inhabitants65And from 300,000 and aboveAnd from 300,000 and above

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Presentation and content of tax returns

Article 248

…rce, the information that tax returns must contain with a view to the application of existing taxes and duties, as well as the number of copies of such returns that must be supplied by each taxpayer.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299

…The provision, via electronic communications, of a digital interface that enables users to contact and interact with other users, in particular with a view to the delivery of goods or the provision o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

…same reservation;3° By purge;4° By the termination permitted in the last paragraph of Article 2417 and to the extent provided for by that text.

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