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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 58

Any person who has found a newborn child is required to report this to the civil registrar of the place where the child was found. If he does not consent to take charge of the child, he must hand it o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 56

The birth of the child will be declared by the father, or, in the absence of the father, by the doctors of medicine or surgery, midwives, health officers or other persons who attended the delivery; an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 59

In the event of a birth during a sea voyage, a record will be drawn up within three days of the birth on the declaration of the father, if he is on board. If the birth takes place during a stopover in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 521

Manufacturers of gold, silver or platinum articles are subject to the guarantee legislation provided for in this chapter, not only in respect of their own production but also for articles which they h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 522

The legal titles of gold works and the legal titles of silver or platinum works are as follows: a) 999 thousandths, 916 thousandths, 750 thousandths, 585 thousandths and 375 thousandths for gold artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-51

Where it decides to implement the measures referred to in this subsection in respect of a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 of the measures referred to in this sub-section, the resolution b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

…period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the amount of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-10-1

…ibited where the consumer has made it clear and unambiguous that he does not wish to be the subject of such a visit..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 570

…ligations:1° Deliver tobacco only to the tobacconists designated in article 568;2° Retain ownership of the tobacco from the time it enters or is manufactured in France until it is sold at retail after…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-10-1

A branch agreement may include, where appropriate in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulations for companies with fewer than fifty emp…

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