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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-3

…elatives. The matter shall be referred to and decided in accordance with articles 373-2-8 and 373-2-11.In exceptional circumstances, the family court judge who rules on how parental authority is to be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-2

…provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording result…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…e authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those adopted for their application:1° Inspectors from the Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…r, is carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 2004-1463 of 23 December 2004 relating to legal experts. When a member of the military has committed an offence ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article D5141-88-1

…eferred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC or in exception…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

…ontributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-4

For sums registered in the automatic account of production companies which were due to lapse on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 1° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R*595-1

…sions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying automatically in the table below.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

…141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-50

…le's savings passbook account includes interest set by order of the Minister for the Economy. At 31 December each year, the interest is added to the capital and itself becomes interest-bearing.

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