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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Title of works

Article 522 bis

Only gold articles with a fineness of 375 thousandths or more may be labelled "gold" when marketed at the retail stage to private individuals.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-52

The declarant may apply to the registrar for the issue of a certificate specifying the date entered in the arrival register provided for in Article R. 123-92.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the public establishment for intermunicipal cooperation

Article R5211-50

…dministrative court does not rule within two months or where authorisation is refused, the taxpayer may appeal to the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-5

The Committee may invite any person whose assistance it considers desirable to take part in its work, in a temporary advisory capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-5

…This list of pharmacist voters entered on the roll of the Association concerned by the election may be consulted by any voter in accordance with the procedures laid down by the electoral regulatio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-50

…n the central public authorities listed in the notice annexed to this Code and contracting entities may set the time-limit for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the candidates invited to ten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 559-1

…writ is a service of a decision, the bailiff must have completed the steps provided for in Articles 555 to 559 within a maximum period of forty-five days from the request of the public prosecutor or t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-55

…me company or several companies belonging to the same group within the meaning of article R. 332-13 may not exceed 0.5% of the basis of spread defined in the first paragraph of article R. 332-3. Posit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-5

…President of the Council of State on the proposal of the President of the Court.The vice-president may, by decree, delegate his powers to the president of the court for management acts that are not s…

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