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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

I. - By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article 258: 1° The place of supply of goods dispatched or transported from France to another Member State in the context of intra-Community dista…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-28

…ce of the insurance contract proposed by the lender under the conditions set out in Article L. 313-29, the lender may issue an amended offer, on paper or on another durable medium, subject to the prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-28

The collection guide referred to in article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-23

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7123-5, the Assembly of French Guiana may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Sequestration or judicial deposit.

Article 1963

Judicial sequestration is given either to a person agreed between the interested parties or to a person appointed ex officio by the judge. In either case, the person to whom the thing has been entrust…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1939

In the event of the death of the person who made the deposit, the thing deposited may be returned only to his heir.If there are several heirs, it must be returned to each of them for their share and p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-25

When it decides to admit a person to a measure involving placement under mobile electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement court shall notify the person of the conditions under which the measur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961

…gistration tax when it takes the place of these duties and the contribution provided for in article 879, are not subject to restitution once they have been duly collected on deeds or contracts subsequ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the "Adult Psychiatry" option

Article D6124-259

Where minors are hospitalised under the conditions mentioned in articles R. 6123-189, R. 6123-190 and R. 6123-191, the authorisation holder is provided with an environment and equipment suitable for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-28

No tenant entitled to eviction compensation may be forced to leave the premises before receiving it. Until such compensation is paid, he is entitled to remain in the premises under the terms and condi…

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