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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 521

Ordinary cuttings of coppiced or mature woodland put into regulated cuttings only become movable as and when the trees are felled.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Furnishings

Article 531

Boats, ferries, ships, mills and baths on boats, and generally all factories not fixed by pillars, and not forming part of the house, are movable: the seizure of some of these objects may, however, be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-20

Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to measures decided by the resolution college pursuant to this chapter or to acts carried out by the persons it appoints pursua…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-2

In appeals brought before it pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 723-3, L. 723-4 and L. 733-10, the protection litigation judge may, with the agreement of the debtor, decide to open a personal r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-2

The provisions of articles L. 1421-1 to L. 1421-3 and the first paragraph of article L. 5127-3 are applicable to the Agency's inspectors. To carry out duties requiring pharmaceutical expertise, these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-2

The provisions of article L. 5212-21 and article L. 5212-21-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D55

In accordance with the provisions of Article 715, the investigating judge, the president of the investigating chamber and the president of the assize court, as well as the public prosecutor and the pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D57

The judicial authorities shall request the transfer or extraction of accused persons for the purposes and under the conditions determined by the provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book II of the Pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

I. - The companies referred to in III and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-52

When it is in possession of the necessary information, the Criminal Appeals Chamber shall decide, within a maximum of fifteen days, whether to recognise the decision sentencing the person to a custodi…

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