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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-8

Municipalities which had municipal boards before 28 December 1926 have the option of retaining the form of simple or direct board in force unless they prefer to accept the provisions of this chapter.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

…ts opened in respect of cinematographic entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 3° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-1

Companies formed, pursuant to Title IV of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, with a view to holding shares in companies practising the profession of industrial property attorney are governed by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Corsica - Temporary scheme

Article 750 bis B

Between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2027, inheritance division deeds and the licitations of hereditary property meeting the conditions set out in II of article 750 are exempt from the 2.5% duty up…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1105

…ide otherwise subject to the application of provisions of article 123 of decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 when one of the spouses is receiving legal aid.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Trial of offences

Article 926

…ber of correctional hearings for the following judicial year by order during the first fortnight of December.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D36-1

The provisions of article D. 15-5-1 are also applicable to operations carried out on the basis of a letter rogatory issued by an examining magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-6

The procedures for applying the provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-18

…s may be created by order of the supervisory authority. However, no delegation may be created after 15 April of the year in which the territorial chamber of commerce and industry is renewed.A delegati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-6

…ulated bathroom or shower room (**)45Shared with a lavatory60Grouped baths, showers and toilets30 + 15 N (*)Grouped washbasins10 + 5 N (*) N (*): number of units in the room(**): for a lavatory, a bat…

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