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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8

No information enabling both the person who has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article L223-2

The enforcement officer with a writ of execution may seize the debtor's vehicle by immobilising it, wherever it may be, by any means that does not result in any damage to the vehicle. The debtor may a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-37-3

Fungible goods represented by a storage receipt may be replaced by goods of the same nature, kind and quality. A storage receipt may be issued representing a batch of fungible goods to be taken from a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…425-9; 5° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "visitor" provided for in article L. 426-20; 6° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 154 bis-0 A

…xable professional income. Unless the option provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 224-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code is applied, the same applies to payments mentioned in 1° of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

…4 ;2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, for their application , resulting from Decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-3

…5° In article R. 430-2, the reference to article R. 431-22 is deleted;4° quater In article R. 426-20, the words: "public health establishment or training body" are replaced by the words: "public or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R752-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Octobe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R753-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Octobe…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…anija pubblika;public limited liability company;kumpanija privata;private limited liability company;20° For the Netherlands:de naamloze vennootschap;de besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijk…

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