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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Retention period for data entered in the register and procedures for deleting them

Article R53-21-21

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor informs the administrative department without delay of the decision to discontinue proceedings, except in cases where this decision is based on the premi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

During a period the expiry of which will be set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and the duration of which may not be less than five years, publicity in the real estate register may be voluntarily requ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212

…ovisions of the second paragraph of 3° of 1 of article 39 do not apply to companies governed by loi n° 47-1775 du 10 septembre 1947 portant statut de la coopération.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 213

If the Investigating Chamber considers that the facts constitute a misdemeanour or a contravention, it orders the case to be referred to the Criminal Court, in the first case, and to the Police Court,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-21

The consultative commission provided for in article L. 2113-23, as it stood prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, meets in the town hall annex.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions for import and export.

Article 21

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-10

The provisions of articles 21-7 to 21-9 do not apply to children born in France to diplomatic agents and career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option of voluntarily a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to seriou…

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