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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…nt of Jeunesse au plein air ; 30° The director of studies and tourism development in the mountains; 31° Six State representatives appointed by order of the Minister of Sport, five of whom are nominate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…t from an income tax credit in respect of expenditure actually incurred, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, for the acquisition and installation of an electric vehicle charging system in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

I.-The situation of any convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of less than or equal to five years must be examined by the sentence enforcement judge with a view…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

Articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-31, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 do not apply to interpersonal communications services not based on numbering within the meaning of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-6

…any eviction order that has not been enforced by 1st November of each year shall be suspended until 31st March of the following year, unless the persons concerned are rehoused in sufficient conditions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-8

…ements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Of the third paragraph of article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, in compliance with the profession…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article L750-1-1

…isation of local commerce by means of the aid provided for in the article 4 de la loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales et à l'amélio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-33

…article L. 2123-24, the III of article L. 2123-24-1, the articles L. 2123-25 to L. 2123-29, L. 2123-31 to L. 2123-35 and 3° of Article L. 2321-2 are applicable to mayors, deputy mayors and members of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-36

…r nor two thirds of the sum mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-13 or Article R. 663-31. No more than one instalment may be authorised per half-year..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

…on of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human health or the environment, pending a fina…

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