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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-2

After Article R. 713-6, the following article is inserted:"The ballot box vote provided for in Article 16 of Order no. 2005-43 of 20 January 2005 is organised for the election of members of the Mayott…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…12° Plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, topography, architecture and science; 13° Computer software, including preparatory design material; 14° Creations of the seasonal clothing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexies

…growth wage per day and per child giving entitlement to the increase provided for in Article L. 423-13 of the Social Action and Family Code. A sum equal to once the hourly amount of the minimum growth…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…ion in writing, pass on only one surname to their children. Where the last paragraph of article 342-13 is applied and the child's filiation is modified as a result, the public prosecutor shall change…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rks, patents and all intellectual property rights; 12° Legal proceedings, disputes and settlements; 13° Acquiring, disposing of and exchanging real estate and granting mortgages; 14° Participation in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…on the status of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…f the payment transaction to the payee; 2° Execution times other than those mentioned in Article L. 133-13 may apply; 3° The Payment Service Provider is not obliged to notify the Payment Service User…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 15: Authentication

Article L133-44

…payment service provider shall apply the strong customer authentication defined in f of Article L. 133-4 when the payer : 1° Accesses his online payment account ; 2° Initiates an electronic payment t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

…y professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…ssembly shall be made available to the public, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1411-13 and on the website of the local authority or, failing that, of the collection syndicate.A decree…

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