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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 bis

I. - The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-13

…ntiel et de résolution resulting in the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 1° and in the last paragraph of Article L. 310-1, the contracts taken out by the undertaking shall continue to be g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-13

The compensation provided for in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-13

…may be operated: 1° Either under the management of a commune acting, vis-à-vis the other communes, as a concessionaire; 2° Or under the management of a syndicate formed by the communes concerned. If…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-134

…gation or the investigating judge hearing the information shall remain competent, including in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 referred to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

The person who is the subject of a measure ordered pursuant to articles 706-136 or 706-136-1 may ask the liberty and custody judge in the place where the hospital is located or where they live to orde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-13

…r non-payment of premium;3° The reduction in compensation applicable in accordance with article L. 113-9 ; 4° The exclusions of cover provided for in articles R. 211-10 and R. 211-11.In the above case…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-13

…It contains, for each filing: 1° The identification of the holder and the references of the filing as well as subsequent acts affecting its existence or scope; 2° Acts modifying the ownership of a de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-13

…agreement to this choice must be sought.When the person is an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person, and is not capable of expressing his wishes, this…

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