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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498

…each built property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Other proceedings falling within the jurisdiction of the family affairs judge

Article 1137

The judge is seised by a summons to a hearing date communicated to the applicant in accordance with the procedures defined by article 751. In a duly justified case of urgency, the family court, on rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

…yment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-14

…ver one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-14

No research may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage

Article 1250

…f a penalty payment, this shall be liquidated by the judge in favour of the claimant, who shall allocate it to the repair of the environment or, if the claimant is unable to take the useful measures t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-17

In the cases of repayment provided for in article L. 315-16, the lender is entitled to demand compensation which, without prejudice to the application of article 1231-5 of the Civil Code, exceed an am…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the foreign national to another place of detention

Article L744-17

If necessary, the administrative authority may, throughout the duration of the detention, decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, subject to informing the competent p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-17

The Public Prosecutor shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record of any decision or measure which has the effect of depriving th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-17

In the event of a temporary ban on practising or providing care to insured persons, unless excluded by the other members in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 4113-16, the person con…

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