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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R342-18

The First President of the Court of Appeal or his delegate shall rule on the merits of the case within forty-eight hours from the date of referral. This time limit shall be calculated and extended in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article R211-14-1

I.-If the issuer or its authorised agent responsible for registering the financial instruments in the shared electronic registration system in accordance with article R. 211-3 is not a person authoris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-3

The election of the representatives of the municipalities and of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status takes place within three months of the renewal of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

In order to take into account the consequences on attendance at cinemas of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-6

A fee of €0.68 per page is charged for the dispatch and extract of the minutes of sale listed at number 8 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-8

I.-In the event of a forced sale, after the file has been forwarded by the bailiff to the judicial auctioneer, the latter may agree to postpone the sale in the event of an advance payment, at the writ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-21

The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation to carry out the activities of importing or exporting gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations must be sent with a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia

Article L2573-58

I. - Articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-3 and L. 2411-4 to L. 2411-19 and articles L. 2412-1 and L. 2412-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-170

Checking the purchaser's criminal record against the criminal record (number 181 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the following fees:1° In the case of acquisition by one or more natural per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210-0 A

I. - The provisions set out in 7a of Article 38, in Ib and in V of article 93 quater, to articles 112,115,120,121,151 octies, 151 octies A, 151 octies B, 151 nonies, 208 C, 208 C bis, 210 A to 210 C,…

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