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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-17

…ons are sent in time for the council to be convened under the conditions set out in Article R. 4422-15. In addition to the drafts submitted to the Assembly of Corsica for consideration, the presentati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

…and crafts and the flat-rate tax on network businesses due by the business in respect of the years 2010 to 2013 is subject to a rebate when this sum, due in respect of 2010, is €500 and 10% higher th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Formalities relating to the celebration of marriage

Article 169

The public prosecutor in whose district the marriage is to be celebrated may dispense, for serious reasons, with publication and any time limit or with the posting of the publication only.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-17

…of any committee or that it is inadmissible without any possibility of rectification, the Chairman may reject it by reasoned decision. He may also take note of withdrawals or declare that there are n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-17

Subject to the provisions relating to the management section defined in article L. 1441-15, for the employers' college, employers and similar persons, as defined in article L. 1441-12, belong to the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Invalidity and cancellation of the sale.

Article 1658

…ission already explained in this title, and of those common to all agreements, the contract of sale may be rescinded by the exercise of the repurchase option and by the worthlessness of the price.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1678

Such proof may be made only by a report of three experts, who shall be required to draw up a single joint report, and to form a single opinion by a plurality of votes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…ssionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article R754-17

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1668

If several persons have sold jointly, and by a single contract, an inheritance common to them, each may exercise the action for redemption only in respect of the share which he had in it.

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