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Showing 2130 of 58186 articles for Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-1

If the College of the French Anti-Doping Agency considers, on the basis of the information brought to its attention, that a person who has been the subject of a suspended sanction ceases to cooperate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 982

…icle 965 on the annual declaration provided for in article 170. They attach to this declaration schedules in accordance with a model drawn up by the administration, on which they mention and value the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 985

The statement of appeal shall contain, on pain of nullity: 1° For natural person plaintiffs: an indication of their surname, first names and domicile; For legal person plaintiffs: an indication of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 98

1. Persons authorised to lodge accounting declarations, where they are not in possession of the information necessary to draw them up, may be authorised to examine the goods before declaration and to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil status of persons born abroad who acquire or recover French nationality.

Article 98

A record in lieu of a birth record is drawn up for any person born abroad who acquires or recovers French nationality, unless the record drawn up at his or her birth has already been entered in a regi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 982

The wills mentioned in the preceding article may still, if the testator is ill or wounded, be received, in military hospitals or medical units, as defined by army regulations, by the chief medical off…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 983

In all cases, a duplicate original of the wills referred to in articles 981and 982. If this formality could not be carried out due to the testator's state of health, a copy of the will, signed by the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 986

Wills made in an island of the French territory, where there is no notary's office, may, where all communication with the territory to which that island is attached is impossible, be received in the f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 989

…r in the preceding article, be received by the commanding officer or by the person who performs the duties of such officer, and, if there is no administrative officer, the will of the commanding offic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 988

During a sea voyage, either en route or during a stopover in a port, when it is impossible to communicate with land or when there is no French diplomatic or consular agent in the port, if abroad, inve…

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