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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1596

…rty they are charged with selling; Administrators, of that of communes or public establishments entrusted to their care; Public officers, of national property whose sales are made by their ministry; T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1337

…for in Article 792 of the Civil Code, after either the payment of all declared creditors or the exhaustion of the assets and the allocation of the corresponding sums to the payment of the creditors, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2241-6

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by municipalities and their public establishments, a deposit may be paid to the seller, upon expiry of the time periods open for taking registr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-7

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by the départements and their public establishments, a deposit may be paid to the seller, as soon as the periods open for taking registrations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-2

The information set out in 1° to 6° of Article R. 313-1 are provided using the representative example referred to in article L. 313-4. This example has the following characteristics: 1° A total amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…cision creating the post or the decision authorising the appointment in the case of employees of industrial and commercial public services, subsidised contracts, apprenticeship contracts or individual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic transmission of budget documents to the State representative

Article D1612-15-1

…opolises, local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants shall transmit their budget documents electronically to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cash declaration

Article R722-4

…ails, including address, registration number and, if this information is available, its value added tax registration number;3° If this information is available, the intended recipient of the cash, inc…

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

Article L511-6

Refugee status shall not be granted to a person who falls within one of the exclusion clauses provided for in sections D, E or F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951.The same section…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

…11-6-1 and L. 1211-8 are applicable there in their wording resulting from law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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