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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

I.-Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is less than or equal to one year, the criminal court must: 1° Either order that the prison sentence be serve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-7

The task of the conciliator is to encourage the debtor and its main creditors and, where applicable, its usual co-contractors to reach an amicable agreement aimed at putting an end to the company's di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-6

The following may be recipients of information and personal data recorded in the national file of persons prohibited from managing: 1° Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 128-2 :a) Judicial police officers o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…décès, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if the following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

…e regions, the Corsican collectivity, the départements, the communes with a population of more than 10,000, the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with a population of more than 50,0…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…d by the State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIO…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 000Ib: Specific arrangements for presumption of income and flat-rate taxation based on lifestyle factors

Article 1649 quater-0 B bis

…that the tax authorities are informed under the conditions provided for in the articles L. 82 C, L. 101 or L. 135 L of the Book of Tax Procedures that a person has had free disposal of property that i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

I.-The traveller may cancel the contract at any time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-7

…concluded by the latter with one of the bodies mentioned in article 88-2 of the aforementioned law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984. The agreement and, where applicable, the contract are performed under…

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

Article A123-80-1

The declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 includes, with supporting documents, the following: 1° For a legal entity, the corporate name or denomination followed, where applicable, by the acron…

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