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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-4

If registration is not refused within the legal time limit, a copy of the declaration is given to the declarant bearing the registration notice. Within two years of the date on which it was made, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subrogated guardian

Article 410

The subrogated guardian supervises the exercise of the guardianship mission and represents the minor when the minor's interests are in opposition to those of the guardian. The subrogated guardian is i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subrogated guardian

Article 409

Guardianship includes a subrogated guardian appointed by the family council from among its members. If the guardian is a relative or ally of the minor in one branch, the subrogated guardian is chosen,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of carriers

Article 451

The beverages must be taken, to the declared destination, within the time limit stated on the consignment. This time limit is fixed in view of the distances to be covered and the means of transport. I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of carriers

Article 454

Any operation necessary for the preservation of the beverages (decanting, pouring or lowering) is permitted during transport, but only in the presence of the agents of the administration, who will not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…the Goods and Services Tax Code, excluding the portion of the rent referred to in 4 de l'article 39;4° Expenses incurred for bookkeeping and, where applicable, for membership of an approved associatio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The decisive oath

Article 1385-4

The oath is evidence only in favour of or against the person who has referred it and his heirs and assigns.The oath referred by one of the joint and several creditors to the debtor discharges the debt…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

The Government may oppose, by decree in the Council of State, on the grounds of unworthiness or lack of assimilation, other than linguistic, the acquisition of French nationality by the foreign spouse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-4

The notice of the judgment referred to in article R. 611-43 and in the fifth paragraph of article R. 621-8 contains, in addition to the information provided for by these provisions, the name used for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Guardianship and trusteeship

Article 440

A person who, without being incapable of acting himself, needs, for one of the reasons provided for in Article 425, to be assisted or controlled in a continuous manner in the important acts of civil l…

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