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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 802-2

Any person who has been the subject of a search or domiciliary visit pursuant to the provisions of this Code and who has not been prosecuted before an investigating or trial court at the earliest six…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-2

You can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-2

The surviving spouse or any co-owner heir may also apply for preferential allotment: 1° Of the ownership or the right to the lease of the premises which effectively serve as his or her dwelling, if he…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-2

Grants are awarded to operators of cinemas eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas who meet the following conditions: 1° Be registered on the "pass Culture Pro" digita…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

If an agricultural holding constituting an economic unit and not run as a company is not maintained in undivided ownership and has not been the subject of a preferential allotment under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

Carrying out an itinerant commercial or craft activity without the prior declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 of the French Commercial Code is punishable by the fine provided for 4th class co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-8

French nationality shall be lost by any French person who, being employed in a foreign army or public service or in an international organisation to which France does not belong or more generally prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 82-2

When the person under investigation applies to the examining magistrate, pursuant to the provisions of Article 82-1, of a request that this magistrate carry out a transport to the scene, to hear a wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-2

The examining magistrate may inform a person by registered letter that he or she has been summoned, within a period of not less than ten days and not more than two months, to appear for the first time…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-2

The authorised successor may only act to the extent compatible with the powers of the person appointed under the third paragraph of Article 815-6, of the agent appointed pursuant to Article 812 or the…

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