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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

I.-The platform operator submits the declaration provided for in Article 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but sati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-3

…y on which the adoption application is lodged or, failing that, to the law of their common habitual residence on the day on which the adoption application is lodged or, failing that, to the law of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 770-1

…ppears on bulletin no. 1 of his criminal record, he may apply to the criminal court of his place of residence, or of Paris if he resides abroad, to have this entry removed. The application may only be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-44

…hree months old in the name of the person concerned establishing the reality of his or her place of residence, in particular a receipt or invoice. If the proof produced relates to the residence of a t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-24

The declaration period set pursuant to article L. 622-26 is two months from the publication of the opening judgment in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The same period appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 131

If the person is a fugitive or resides outside the territory of the Republic, the investigating judge, after consultation with the public prosecutor, may issue an arrest warrant for the person if the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D324-1

…or rent to a visiting clientele who stay there for a day, a week or a month, and who do not take up residence there.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Local services

Article L2144-2

The town hall annexes set up by local authorities may be shared by several neighbourhoods. In these annexes, local municipal services are made available to residents. The provisions of article L. 2144…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

…er unjustified geographic blocking and other forms of discrimination based on nationality, place of residence or establishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 200…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-2

…e its application in favour of the more protective provisions of the law of the consumer's habitual residence concerning consumer protection in the distance marketing of financial services. "

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