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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-2

Subject to the exemptions provided for in Article L. 823-9, it is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate the unlawful entry,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2384

…immovable property are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation;2° By the early restitution of the immovable property to its owner.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle II: Security interests in movable property

Article 2329

Security interests in movable property are: 1° Movable liens; 2° Pledges of tangible movables; 3° Pledges of intangible movables; 4° Ownership retained or assigned as security.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…igible for communal equalisation grants under the conditions of ordinary law, subject to Article L. 2334-22-2.New communes that have benefited from the provisions of the second paragraph of this artic…

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

Article 223-36

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-2

The budgetary and accounting year covers the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same year, except in the case of a new establishment coming into operation for the first time or a definiti…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 290

…zone, be put to the same uses as if they had been imported directly and under the same conditions. 2. When goods placed in free zones are released for consumption, the customs duties and taxes payabl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 207

The obligations resulting from these provisions are reciprocal.Nonetheless, when the creditor has himself committed a serious breach of his obligations towards the debtor, the judge may discharge the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 260

…nt concluded by private deed countersigned by lawyers, on the date on which it becomes enforceable; 2° By the decision granting the divorce, on the date on which it becomes res judicata.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 E

…ce or gambling subject to the progressive levies mentioned in Article 1560 of this Code, Article L. 2333-56 of the General Local Authorities Code and 2 to 9 of II of Article 34 of Law no. 2017-1775 of…

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