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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-11

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall ensure the anonymity of all documents, investigation reports and information gathered before they are communicated to the Trade Practices Review Commission. To thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1135 bis

I. - Subject to the provisions of II, for successions opened between the date of publication of loi n° 2002-92 du 22 janvier 2002 relative à la Corse and 31 December 2012, immovable property and immov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-117

In the context of the procedure provided for in Article 696-114, the acts and decisions mentioned in this section shall be taken, in accordance with the distinctions provided for in subsections 1 to 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-116

The person being prosecuted must be assisted by a lawyer. If the person being prosecuted or his curator or guardian fails to choose a lawyer, the public prosecutor or examining magistrate shall have a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-11

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may request from the applicant any additional information necessary for the exami…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-11

The amount of the asylum seeker's allowance to be paid monthly to each recipient is determined by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-11

The notifications referred to in article R. 2242-10 shall be made by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

1. The withholding tax provided for in 2 of article 119 bis is not applicable to dividends distributed to a legal entity that meets the conditions listed in 2 of this article by a company or organisat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiations

Article 1112-1

…whose importance is decisive for the consent of the other must inform the other of this fact if the latter is legitimately unaware of this information or trusts his co-contractor. However, this duty t…

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