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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

…of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, after closure of the accounts, with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations within…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

…the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 1978, together with the date and place of signature of that deed and, if applicable, the name and ca…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…atus 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 cooperatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HR

I. - In the event of non-compliance with the condition of exclusivity of their activity or in the event of transfer of their co-ownership shares referred to in Article 238 bis HP within a period of le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-2

An expulsion decision may only be taken if it constitutes an overriding necessity for State security or public safety and provided that article L. 631-3 does not prevent it: >Foreign nationals who are…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6-1

I.- Statutory auditors registered on the list referred to in I of Article L. 822-1 are subject to a contribution based on the total amount of fees they invoiced during the previous calendar year to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-3

Before obtaining consent, the notary shall inform the members of the couple or the unmarried woman who are about to express it:the impossibility of establishing a parent-child relationship between the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° Failure by a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing au…

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