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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article R2333-72

The company is required to pay the tax for which it is liable to the municipal collector within ten days of receiving notification of the sums for which it is liable. Any delay in payment of the tax g…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-7

A foreign national who makes an application is authorised to be joined under family reunification if he or she meets the following conditions:1° He or she provides evidence of stable and sufficient re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-72

Failing approval by the general meeting of the proposals referred to in 1° and 4° of I. of article L. 228-65, the board of directors, the management board or the managers of the debtor company may ove…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-7

The Commission regularly assesses mediators to check that they still meet the conditions and quality requirements specific to the exercise of the mission of consumer mediator.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-7

I.-The French Paralympic and Sports Committee is the owner of the national Paralympic emblems.It is also the custodian of :1° The Paralympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol;2° The Paralympic anthem;3°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

For the application of the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988, supplementary to the Conven…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-7

Where the simultaneous presence in Mayotte of the members of the committee provided for in article L. 632-1, or their replacements, is not materially possible, the magistrate or magistrates prevented…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-60

The Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State without delay: 1° Of the decisions or measures referred to in Article 728-57, other than those taken by the authoriti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-7

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 612-1, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés shall ensure compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 521-5 and L. 521-6 by using th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 431-7

The same natural person may not receive more than two grants per year under Chapter II.The same legal entity may not:1° Receive more than six grants per year under this Title;2° Receive more than two…

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