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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-2

The application, together with supporting documents enabling the amount of the allowance likely to be awarded to be determined, must be sent to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations no later than ele…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-4

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-11

…iry relating to [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision No 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019.] one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1963

The provisions of Article 1962 are applicable: 1° To all deeds or contracts relating to the acquisition of land, even enclosed or built-up, pursued in execution of a regularly approved alignment plan…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 193

Foodstuffs taken on board in a port other than the port of departure will be mentioned on the embarkation permit, except, in the event of difficulty in determining quantities, in accordance with the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

…undergoing psychiatric care in application of Chapters II and III of this Title or of Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the form of full hospitalisation may benefit from short-term…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 190

The public prosecutor, in all cases to which article 184, may and must request the nullity of the marriage, during the lifetime of both spouses, and have them ordered to separate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° septies: Tax reduction for property restoration in protected areas, run-down old districts and protected zones

Article 199 tervicies

…e restoration of the building has been declared to be in the public interest pursuant to Article L. 313-4 of the town planning code;2° - until 31 December 2023, located in a run-down old quarter delim…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1970

In the case of the preceding article, the life annuity is reducible if it exceeds what it is permitted to dispose of; it is void if it is for the benefit of a person incapable of receiving.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-6

I. - For the application of a, b and c of 3 of article L. 221-32-2, the number of employees, turnover and balance sheet total mentioned in 2 of the same article are determined in accordance with I of…

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