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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-6

…les et communales will receive, for the four years following their last year of eligibility, an allocation equal to 90%, 70%, 50% and then 25% respectively of the repayment received in the year preced…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 641 bis

…lished before his death by a duly transcribed or published deed, provided that the notarised certificates mentioned in 3° of article 28 of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-6

…title: Chapters I, III and IV); Book VI (Title II);2° Part Five: Books IV, VI and VII.For the application of these provisions to Saint-Barthélemy:- the reference to communes, départements and regions…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-6

…for the distribution of sums due to rights holders; 2° The general policy for the use of sums that cannot be distributed; 3° The general policy for the investment of income from the exploitation of r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-6

A court decision declaring a design to be totally or partially invalid shall have absolute effect. It is entered in the national register mentioned in Article L. 513-3.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-6

If the trader has not complied with his obligations to provide information concerning the additional charges mentioned in article L. 112-3 and 8° of Article L. 221-5, the consumer is not liable for pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition on movement on French territory

Article L251-6

The sixth paragraph of Article L. 251-1 and articles L. 251-7 and

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Self-employed foreign nationals

Article L421-6

…sted when the conditions for issuing this permit are met. At the end of the validity period of this card, if they continue to meet the conditions for its issue, they will receive, at their request, a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-6

A temporary or multi-annual residence permit may be withdrawn from a foreign national who has committed acts that expose him or her to one of the convictions provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-6

…seiller d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat ;-a Councillor at the Cour de Cassation, appointed by the First President of that court, who exercises the powers of the President…

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