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French General Tax CodeIn force
1-0 quinquies : Maintenance of tax deferrals for certain professional capital gains

Article 151-0 octies

The tax deferrals referred to in articles 151 octies to 151 nonies are maintained in the event of the deferral or suspension of taxation of capital gains arising on the occasion of events deemed to pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-13

The administrative account is sent to the State representative in the department no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-12.Failing this, t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 432

The judge rules, the person being heard or called. The person concerned may be accompanied by a lawyer or, subject to the judge's agreement, by any other person of his or her choice. The judge may, ho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Vacancy of guardianship

Article 411

Guardianship is declared vacant if it is impossible to set up guardianship with a family council or to admit the child as a ward of the State. In this case, the guardianship judge refers it to the pub…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-2-1

Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the federation and the athlete. This agreement set…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-3

Subject to the approval referred to in article L. 121-4, sports associations that promote and organise physical and sports activities for disabled people may receive assistance from the public authori…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 54

1. Subject to the age conditions laid down by the laws in force, customs officers of all grades must take an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their place of residence is situat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 430

In addition to the other penalties provided for in this Code, the following shall be confiscated 1° goods that have been or had to be substituted in the cases provided for in articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-13

Where the payment service provider or another party involved in the transaction applies charges for the use of a given payment instrument, it shall inform the payment service user thereof before initi…

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