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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2510

The registration of an immovable guarantees the right of ownership as well as all other rights recognised in the title deed established at the end of a procedure that reveals all rights already consti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2

…arents has no effect on the rules governing the devolution of parental authority.Each of the father and mother must maintain a personal relationship with the child and respect the child's ties with th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-23

I. - Pharmacy dispensaries and pharmacies for internal use collect, free of charge, unused medicines brought to them by private individuals, in their packaging if applicable. II. - The destruction of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…the creditor against whom the lien is asserted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowances:the remuneration, for the last six months, of employees and apprentices; the deferred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Conditions for entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-22

The provisions of this section apply to tissues, their derivatives and cells derived from the human body, whatever their level of transformation, which are not active substances within the meaning of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-2

Until the next general renewal of the municipal councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209

…with the rules laid down in Articles 34 to 45,53 A to 57,108 to 117,237 ter A et 302 septies A bis and taking into account only profits made in businesses operated in France, those mentioned in a, e,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-28

…35-13, the fund distributes its appropriations equally between employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations in accordance with the following terms and conditions:1° A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-2

…It shall communicate to the Agency, spontaneously or at the request of the latter, the decisions handed down by the judicial courts in the context of these proceedings. Unless otherwise indicated by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article L1453-2

…of the agreements they have entered into with : 1° The professionals mentioned in article L. 5143-2 and the groups mentioned in article L. 5143-6, as well as the associations representing them ; 2° St…

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