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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-3

Long-stay visas referred to in 1° and 2° of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-16

The following shall be recipients of the personal data referred to in this section:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Declaration of interest-free repayable advances

Article 1649 A bis

The administrations, establishments, bodies or persons referred to in the first paragraph of

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1020

The judgment refers to the rule of law on which the cassation is based.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-6

I.-At the request of the directors of all the establishments that are part of the grouping, in consultation with the management boards, and following a favourable opinion from the grouping's strategic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

…r enforcement measures on the property rights resulting from the lease. The local authority has the option of substituting itself for the lessee in the burden of the loans by terminating or amending t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…onthly direct debits from an account opened by him and meeting the conditions of article 1680 A.The option is exercised expressly and renewed tacitly each year.2. The deductions made each month, from…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-13

…must be sent, in the context of an individual procedure for compensation for loss or damage, at the option of the person concerned, either to the person declared liable or to the claimant in the actio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe IX

…ata are the agents authorised to process your application. With the exception of data identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 Jan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

…are exempt from value added tax are exempt from the obligation referred to in 3° bis of I.III.-.The option formulated under III of article 256 C is equivalent to a declaration within the meaning of 1°…

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