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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ombudsman

Article L754-10

…cle L. 316-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013, subject to the addition in the second paragraph, after the words: "to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 904

A minor who has reached the age of sixteen and is not emancipated may dispose only by will, and only up to the amount of half of the property which the law allows an adult to dispose of. However, if h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 99

…s in accordance with the procedures set out in the first three paragraphs of I and Ia of Article L. 102 B du livre des procédures fiscales.As an exception to the first paragraph, sole traders whose an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 9

Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private life. Judges may, without prejudice to compensation for damage suffered, prescribe any measures, such as sequestration, seizure and the like, s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 935

…and Saint-Martin: 1° The words: "the department" are replaced by the words: "the local authority"; 2° In the absence of adaptations provided for by the present code, references made by it to provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 92

The investigating judge may visit the scene to make any useful observations or carry out searches. He shall notify the public prosecutor, who may accompany him. The investigating judge is always assis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-10

…ccupational disease is declared unfit by the occupational physician, in application of article L. 4624-4, to return to the job he/she previously held, the employer shall offer him/her another job appr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-101

…tal shall exercise their rights in the company or companies receiving the contributions. Article L. 228-65 is not applicable, unless otherwise stipulated in the issue contract. The number of shares in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-10

…icial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis of III of the same article, the assigned judge refers the case back to the court…

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