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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

…er the conditions set out in article 721-13, in respect of admissions achieved during the year 2020 and those achieved during the year 2021.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-26

The Social and Economic Committee may organise internal staff information meetings in the premises made available to it, particularly on topical issues. The committee may invite outside personalities,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 100

Any judicial or administrative rectification or annulment of a record is enforceable against everyone from the time it is published in the civil status registers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 101

…u'avec les rectifications ordonnées, à peine de l'amende édictée par l'article 50 of the Civil Code and all damages against the depositary of the registers.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

…if he provides proof that he has not benefited from any of the advantages associated with export, and where the goods were destined for a State which is not a member of the European Economic Communi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Institutions of heirs and legacies in general.

Article 1002

…rding to the rules hereinafter established for universal legacies, for legacies by universal title, and for particular legacies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-11

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1047

All deeds drawn up pursuant to Act no. 62-883 of 31 July 1962, abolishing the privilege of sailors and fishermen in the municipality of Fort-Mardyck, are exempt from registration duties and land regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1042

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of Article 257, real estate acquisitions made out of court and for valuable consideration by communes or syndicates of communes, public land establishments created…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1071

…tempt to reconcile the parties. If a dispute is referred to him, he may propose a mediation measure and, after obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a family mediator to carry it out. The de…

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