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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 981

The wills of servicemen, State sailors and persons employed in the aftermath of armies may be received in the cases and conditions provided for in Article 93 either by a senior officer in the presence…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 946

The proceedings shall be oral.The court or the magistrate hearing the case may, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 446-1, exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hea…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-1

The application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12 indicates the technical specifications with which the applicant cannot comply, the rooms concerned and the equipment in the establishment to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-12

Electricity and natural gas supply bills are presented in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the minister responsible for consumption and the minister responsible for energy issue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

Testing operations are carried out by the Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency, who may delegate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-123

Candidates for the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré must pass a general test, an educational test and a technical test, with the exception of candidates who hold…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 966

I.-For the application of article 965, the management by a company or organisation of its own property assets is not considered to be an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-1

The Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions governed by decree no. 2011-348 of 29 March 2011 is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the enforcement order provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-2

With a view to issuing the enforcement order or cancellation order mentioned in IV of article L. 2333-87, the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, the mixed syndicate or t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-3

The enforcement order and the cancellation order issued by the Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions are sent to the competent public accountant. They mention the identity and add…

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