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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-1

A minor child, one of whose parents acquires French nationality, becomes French ipso jure if he or she has the same habitual residence as that parent or if he or she resides alternately with that pare…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

1 Corporation tax is assessed under the same conditions and subject to the same penalties as income tax (industrial and commercial profits, tax regime based on actual profits or based on the simplifie…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 221

The judge shall authorize the witness, at his request, to receive any compensation to which he may be entitled.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 221

Each of the spouses may, without the consent of the other, have any deposit account and any securities account opened in his or her personal name. With regard to the depositary, the depositor is alway…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221

To this end, a statement of all pending cases shall be drawn up in each investigating office every six months, mentioning, for each case, the date of the last investigative act carried out. Cases invo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21

Any approved association that has been registered for at least three years and whose purpose is the study and protection of the heritage defined in Article L. 1 of the Heritage Code, may exercise the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-1

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 1° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS AND MIDWIVES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTIONS OF PREGNANCY BY MEDICATION OUTSIDE HEALTH ESTABLIS…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221 bis

In the absence of the creation of a new legal entity, when a company or other body ceases in whole or in part to be subject to corporation tax at the standard rate, profits subject to deferred taxatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-21

The request provided for in the second paragraph of III of Article 15-4 is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery to the clerk's office against a receipt. Where the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority

Article R221

The costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority are recovered by the Directorate General of Public Finances in accordance with the procedures and under the…

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