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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1

…al monitoring. Without prejudice to the provisions of article 763-7, the sentence enforcement judge may propose that any convicted person covered by the provisions of the previous paragraph undergo tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions.

Article L741-2

…as legal personality and is responsible for defending its collective interests.The National Council may, before all courts, exercise all the rights reserved to civil parties in relation to acts that a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3

…ed; c) The total number of graphic or photographic reproductions included in the application, which may not relate to more than one hundred reproductions; d) The number of reproductions which relate t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

…t has been approved under the conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article 42-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication is subject to a tax based on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

…the monthly deductions made have reached the amount of the taxes that will be levied, the taxpayer may request the suspension of the following deductions.If the taxpayer considers that the amount of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-1

…s or shares no later than two months after the holder has made the request; b) They invest at least 20% of their property assets in buildings constructed, rented or offered for rent, under the conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

…judgment, the court appoints the official receiver whose duties are defined in article L. 621-9. It may, if necessary, appoint more than one. The president of the court, if he has dealt with the debto…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

Parrogation à l'article L. 412-1 l'étranger est exempté de la production du visa de long séjour mentionné au même article pour la première délivrance des cartes de séjour suivantes: 1° The temporary r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-9

…art of its social responsibility towards the workers referred to in Article L. 7342-8, the platform may draw up a charter setting out the terms and conditions for exercising its social responsibility,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

…for in Article A. 322-3-2 or the test provided for in 1° of I of Article 3 of the Order of 25 April 2012 implementing Article R. 227-13 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles; 3° Present one…

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