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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 382

Legal administration is the responsibility of the parents. If parental authority is exercised jointly by both parents, each parent is the legal administrator. In other cases, legal administration belo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-18

…berations and operation of municipal councils and the rules that apply to municipal councils in the exercise of their powers shall apply to the councils of delegated communes in the exercise of their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 septies

I. - Companies placed under one of the regimes provided for by 5 bis, 5 ter and 7 to 7 ter of Article 38, Article 38 septies, IIa of Article 208 C and articles 151 octies, 151 octies A, 151 octies B,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 C

…n concert. 4. The financial, economic and organisational links referred to in I must exist when the option referred to in 3 of III is exercised and continuously throughout the period covered by the ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

All actions for damage, loss or delay, to which the contract of carriage may give rise against the carrier, shall be barred within one year, without prejudice to cases of fraud or infidelity. All othe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-30

The Agency's accounts are drawn up in accordance with the rules of the general chart of accounts.This may be adapted as proposed by the Chairman of the Agency after consultation with the College and a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-5

The Office is required to make an offer of compensation to any victim referred to in article L. 3122-1 within a period set by decree, which may not exceed six months from the date on which the Office…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-22

I.-Equity items are classified into three tiers. This classification depends on whether they are basic own funds or ancillary own funds and on the following characteristics of permanent availability a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-12

The individual consumer information measures referred to in article L. 623-15 to which the professional must proceed must include, in addition to any particulars prescribed by the judgment: 1° A repro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-69

I. - Claims for compensation under the out-of-court procedure provided for in article L. 1221-14 in respect of the losses defined in the same article are addressed to the Office national d'indemnisati…

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