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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-13

…tioning the presence or, where applicable, the absence of building materials or products containing asbestos is produced when a built property is sold, in accordance with the terms and conditions set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-139

…termine the information that must appear in the reports provided for in articles L. 225-129, L. 225-135, L. 225-136 and L. 225-138, as well as in the reports provided for in the event of the issue of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Change of matrimonial property regime.

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 H

…When located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion, unbuilt properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-13

…erpt must, under the same penalty, state the date, volume and number of the collection, or, in the case of a simple declaration, the date and number of the receipt for this declaration and, in both ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-130

Where the capital increase, whether by issuing new equity securities or by increasing the nominal amount of existing equity securities, is carried out by capitalising reserves, profits or share premiu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13

…either in the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations provided for in article 132-26 of the Criminal Code, notorious misconduct, failure to comply with measures ordered pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-13

…d from performing his duties by the judicial court of the place where he is established. In urgent cases, provisional suspension may be ordered even before criminal or disciplinary proceedings have be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-139

…the excipient, knowledge of which is necessary for correct administration of the medicinal product, as well as the volume or number of doses per package; 3° The batch number of the preparation; 4° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-13

The name of the cooperative must not include the name of any town, district, street or, in general, any proper name of a geographical nature.It must be followed by the words: "société civile coopérati…

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