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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-4

…ce allowance in full or in part in cash without ruling out financial intermediation of the payment; 2° Or, where applicable, an enforceable extract of decisions that set up financial intermediation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisd…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

…rsons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter and in those provided for in article 244 bis A by taxpayers not resident in France for tax purposes who are liable for income tax.The tax…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-10

The framework document referred to in Article L. 5422-20-1 includes: 1° Financial trajectory objectives, expressed in accordance with national accounting conventions; 2° The timeframe within which neg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-10

The deliberations of the Board of Directors relating to the objects mentioned in 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11° and 16° of article R. 823-7 are enforceable only after they have been approved by the Minister for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication and proof of judgments

Article 1082

…only its operative part and accompanied by proof of its enforceability in accordance with article 506. If the marriage was celebrated abroad and there is no marriage record kept by a French authority,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

The issue of the site authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 is subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The possibility of ensuring appropriate superv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-264

…only the carers to open the door. If necessary, the room can also accommodate one or more infants; 2° Individual rooms where one or more infants can be accommodated; 3° A collective room where infant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1050

…ion companies whose articles of association comply with the standard clauses appended to decree no. 69-295 of 24 March 1969 and the majority of whose capital is held by public authorities are subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-10

…her under the conditions provided for in article R. 3354-5, the second paragraph of article R. 3354-7, articles R. 3354-8 and R. 3354-9, or by a forensic doctor during a judicial autopsy. The specific…

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