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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-1-1

Violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 413-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-12

The administrative account, on which the local authority is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 71-111-9, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-12

The administrative account, on which the local authority is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 72-101-9, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1123

A preference pact is a contract by which a party undertakes to offer its beneficiary priority to deal with it in the event that it decides to enter into a contract. When a contract is entered into wit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1124

The unilateral promise is the contract by which one party, the promisor, grants to the other, the beneficiary, the right to opt for the conclusion of a contract whose essential elements are determined…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1198

Where two successive purchasers of the same tangible movable hold their right from the same person, the one who first took possession of that movable is preferred, even if his right is subsequent, pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1196

In contracts the object of which is the alienation of ownership or the assignment of another right, the transfer takes place when the contract is concluded. This transfer may be deferred by the will o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1197

The obligation to deliver the thing entails an obligation to preserve it until delivery, taking all the care of a reasonable person.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

1. In each commune, a communal direct tax commission is set up with seven members, namely: the mayor or the deputy mayor, chairman, and six commissioners.In communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants,…

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