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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles.

Article D1871-2

…d by the words: "the communes of French Polynesia, their groupings and their public establishments";2° For the application of the same I, 4° is deleted and 2° and 3° are replaced by the following prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-24

The registrar, when he finds that the filing provided for in I of Articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23 has not been made, shall inform the president of the commercial court so that he may apply Article L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-9

…s contributing to:1° The modernisation of a cinema provided that it is integrated into this circuit;2° The creation of a new cinema intended to be integrated into this circuit.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…nce nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ;2° The inspectors mentioned in Article L. 5127-1 ; 3° The veterinarians mentioned in Article L. 206-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-2

…iminal Code, the penalties laid down by l'article 131-39 du même code. The prohibition mentioned in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code relates to the activity in the exercise or on the occasion of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R732-2

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4 is the prefect of the département where th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

…r the public service for the prevention and management of household and similar waste" are deleted; 2° In the second and third paragraphs, the words: "as well as for the public service for the prevent…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

With regard to the delivery of a building plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor di…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-6

…her judge as well as to the parental agreement recorded in one of the documents mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article 373-2-2. The provisions of articles L. 131-2 to L. 131-4 of the Code of Civil Enf…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

Ships and other seagoing vessels, including maritime drones as defined in article L. 5000-2-2 of the French Transport Code, which have been registered are subject to mortgages, unless they have been r…

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