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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

…nuary 1990; 5° The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (together with an Optional Protocol), signed in New York on 30 March 2007;

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-66

…n of the last person to take part in the research or, where applicable, the end date defined in the protocol. If the termination of the research involving the human person is anticipated, the sponsor…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-9

…ychiatric care, the head of the emergency unit and the head of the psychiatric unit shall draw up a protocol for the management of patients requiring psychiatric care. If the establishment does not ha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

Is assimilated to residence in France when such residence constitutes a condition for the acquisition of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 120

1. Goods transported in bond or placed under a customs procedure suspending duties, taxes or prohibitions must be covered by an acquit-à-caution.2. The acquit-à-caution shall include, in addition to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-5-1

…ommunes and, where applicable, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status participating in its creation take the tax deliberations applicable from the following ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-4

The representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-municipal cooperati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-40

When the income tax return for a financial year is corrected by the tax authorities or the tax court, the amount of employee profit-sharing for that financial year is recalculated, taking into account…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-1

…inancing costs;4° Where applicable, income from ancillary activities or from the development of the estate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2027

…ion granting the application shall automatically divest the original trustee and transfer the trust estate to the replacement trustee.

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