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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-13

When the Committee for the Protection of Individuals examines an application for a substantial amendment, the Committee may provide the competent authority with ethically-related comments on elements…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-2

…icle L. 942-1 of the social security code, mutual societies or unions mentioned in article L. 214-1 du code de la mutualité, to the social security bodies mentioned in article L. 114-8 of the Social S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-34

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4-1

…by tax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en oeuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article L4253-2

…by tax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…of any kind owed by the syndicate of co-owners relating to the current year and the last four years due are guaranteed on the lot sold by the debtor co-owner; 4° The claim of an heir or co-partitioner…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-44

Holding shares in a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attorneys is prohibited for any person struck off the list of industrial property attorneys or the list of patent attorneys…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1146

…ccompanied by a translation carried out by an authorised translator within the meaning of article 7 du décret n° 2007-1205 du 10 août 2007. The agreement is filed within fifteen days of the date on wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-6

…r inter-municipal cooperation shall take place at the same time as those provided for by the décret n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l'installation des premiers conseils d'administration des s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-6

…f) and g) of 4° of II and L. 621-5-4 Law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 L. 621-5-5law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° Th…

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