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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies B

…well as, where applicable, tourist restaurants classified on the date of publication of the loi n° 2009-888 du 22 juillet 2009 de développement et de modernisation des services touristiques;c) Consei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments

Article L5215-40-1

…ities whose eligibility for the grant provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed extension…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-10

…munes whose eligibility for the grant provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed extension…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1077

…aim may be based on only one of the cases provided for in the third to sixth paragraphs of Article 229 of the Civil Code. Any claim made in the alternative in any other case is inadmissible. Except fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-28

…e and place. Use may be made of a qualified electronic signature meeting the requirements of decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 relating to electronic signatures.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-4

…9 nonies C of the General Tax Code is a signatory to a city contract as defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, it must, by deliberat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 4

…If the transaction terminates the contract, supporting documents provided for under heading 412225 (29). (29) Where the transaction includes operations to balance the contract, no other documents are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 222-5, the supplier shall provide the consumer with information concerning: 1° Its identity: the identity, principal activity, geographical address…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ly designated and specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notaries appointed un…

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