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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-1

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 322-8, voluntary sales of furniture by public auction may relate to new or second-hand goods. These goods are sold retail, by lot or wholesale, i.e. in sufficie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-1

…in the Conseil d'Etat. An employee whose claim does not appear, in whole or in part, on a statement may refer the matter to the Conseil de prud'hommes within two months of completion of the publicity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

…ject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6471-4, LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-11, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council, up to the end of the financial year to which t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-20

The commission may, on a proposal from the Minister of Justice, withdraw the honorary status of a former judge of a commercial court under the conditions set out in articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3, L. 724…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-3

Psychiatrists may be included on the list of coordinating doctors, at their request: 1° Registered with the Order of Physicians ; 2° Have been practising as a specialist for at least three years or ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…13° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort ;14° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse ;15° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique ;16° Inst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…ry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This tax reduction applies: a) To expenditure relating to a dwelling, forming part of a touris…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

When the composition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the…

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