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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-16

…tion of the EIO, the magistrate hearing the appeal shall inform the issuing authority of the appeal and its outcome..

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-4

Documents relating to consent to adoption carried out pursuant to article 348-3 of the Civil Code give rise to the collection of a fee of €77.11.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-167-1

…n its entirety, fully incurring his responsibility with regard to the content of this deed notwithstanding the signing of the latter by a foreign notary, and when, in addition, he is responsible for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-6-1

…aging director, a member of the management board or the manager of a company which is itself a member. Cooperative societies with more than twenty members must be administered by three or more manager…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-6

…yee trade union organisations that meet the criteria of respect for republican values, independence and financial transparency, that have been legally constituted for at least two years and whose arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-6-2

All adults aged eighteen or over benefit from preventive health and social measures, including preventive appointments offered to insured persons at certain ages. These preventive appointments may inv…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6-1

…France Mobilités may award an overall contract to an economic operator for the design, construction and fitting out of maintenance and storage sites for the modes of transport (bus, tramway, tram-trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-6

…roughout France. This roll-out is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for health and social security, after obtaining the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé (French health autho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-6

During the investigation, exchanges between the court and the municipality, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or the mixed syndicate may take place electronically under conditio…

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