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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conservatory measures.

Article R641-15

The official receiver may order seals to be affixed to all or part of the debtor's assets. In this case, the procedure shall be in accordance with the rules laid down for seals after death. Notice of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-15

…shall be informed ten days before the date of the adversarial hearing provided for in articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8 by registered letter if he or she is not imprisoned and by the prison registry oth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets

Article A761-15

…s and Fraud Control (DDCCRF), the Departmental Director of Agriculture and Forestry and, where applicable, the Regional Director of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, or their representatives, sit on it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 114

…hall determine, where appropriate, according to the size of the assets, the sums that should be allocated annually to the maintenance of the family or to the expenses of the marriage. He shall 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 1140

…accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-5-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation . In this case, articles 828 and 829 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply.In matters relating to an appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1133

In the case provided for in the preceding article, the judge may not hear the spouses and simply examine the agreement with their lawyer. If there are no difficulties, he shall homologate the agreemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115

1. In the event of a merger or demerger of companies, the allocation of securities, sums or values to the members of the transferring company in consideration for the cancellation of the securities of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Drawing up the plan

Article R4251-15

…e plan provided for in article L. 4251-4 specifies the period within which the persons mentioned in 3° to 6° of I of Article L. 4251-5 formulate proposals relating to the general rules of the draft ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-152

I.- Pursuant to articles L. 1333-5, L. 1333-15 and L. 1333-16, this section defines, in particular, the conditions under which radioactive sources, electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation and…

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