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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1057

The I of Article 1056 may be invoked on the occasion of transfers of ownership provided for by the Order of 8 September 1945, authorising the direct construction by the State or by associations for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Tax credit for contributions paid to trade unions and national professional military associations

Article 199 quater C

…epresentative employee and civil servant trade union organisations within the meaning of Article L. 2121-1of the Labour Code, as well as to representative national professional military associations w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-25

Medicines are administered by a doctor at the centre under the conditions set out in articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-19.

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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

…he identity and address of the person liable for payment, the information listed in article R. 2333-120-17-2 and any other information required for accounting purposes.

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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 R2333-120-17-4

The elements required for the information mentioned in article R. 2333-120-17-2 and the technical specifications for their electronic transmission, as well as the elements required for the accounting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-100

…plan to transfer or purchase them, in accordance with the provisions in third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This period may be renewed by the Minister of Justice at t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27-1

When acquiring French nationality by decision of the public authority or by declaration, the person concerned shall indicate to the competent authority the nationality or nationalities he or she alrea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-10-1

With the exception of transactions carried out within a group, within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, any acquisition, extension or disposal of a direct or indirect holding, wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-10

When the fixed fine notice concerning one of the offences mentioned in article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code has been sent to the holder of the registration certificate or to the persons referred to in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

For the application of article L. 424-10, as soon as they are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in artic…

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