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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-13

The travel document referred to in Articles L. 561-9, L. 561-10 or L. 561-11 may be withdrawn or its renewal refused where it appears, subsequent to its issue, that this is justified for imperative re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…r shareholders or unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1014

…ccordance with Article 131-12 or to terminate the mediator's mission in accordance with Article 131-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-134

…the second paragraph of article L. 225-131, articles L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, L. 232-2 and L. 232-10 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-13

Where, pursuant to Article L. 642-10, the decision adopting or amending the plan orders the temporary inalienability of the transferee's movable equipment and has become final, the administrator or, f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-13

…ticle 495-19, the methods of payment of the deposit, and the penalties provided for in articles 226-10and 441-1of the Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-13

…General of the Agence de la biomédecine, mentions the elements listed in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2015/566. It is valid for a single operation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-132

…Have a production budget of less than €7,000,000 for feature films or documentaries, or less than €10,000,000 for animated films;2° The budget devoted to the creation of the original music for the ci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat leprosy

Article D3112-13

The application for authorisation should be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the leprosy centre is to be located, together with a dossier, the content…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal voting.

Article R723-13

The postal vote attendance list is made up of the attendance list provided for in article R. 723-19. Failing this, a copy of the list of voters provided for in this article takes the place of the list…

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