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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-67

Documents relating to an inter vivos gift (numbers 16 to 19 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-161

Releases (numbers 164 to 166 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of a pure and simple release or in the cases provided for in articles 1346 and 1346-2 of the C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…hose jurisdiction the person resides, so that the latter can decide, in accordance with article 495-21 either waive the prosecution, in which case it shall notify its decision to the author of the req…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-16

The provisions of articles R. 2191-20 and R. 2191-21 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-39

The provisions of articles R. 2193-20 and R. 2193-21 apply.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-15 a (art. A322-72)

Minimum qualifications for a natural environment diving managerFUNCTIONSCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMPCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMASSTATE DIPLOMASExploration dives using air or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

I.-The articles of this section apply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-5

Copies issued by registrars relating to entries made in the legal publicity registers for which they are responsible may be disseminated electronically under the conditions set out in this article: a)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-1-A

…3-3 to: 1° reach the joint decisions referred to in II of Article L. 613-20-4 and in Article L. 613-21-3 ; 2° In the absence of a joint decision, refer the matter to the European Banking Authority pur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1530

…nal mediation and conciliation governed by this Title shall be understood, pursuant to the articles 21 and 21-2 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995, any structured process, by which two or mo…

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