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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-3

Deeds relating to authorisations for temporary occupation of the public domain mentioned in articles L. 1311-5 et seq. of the General Local Authorities Code and which constitute rights in rem give ris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-167-1

When the notary draws up an authenticated draft power of attorney in its entirety, fully incurring his responsibility with regard to the content of this deed notwithstanding the signing of the latter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-166

The filing of private deeds other than holograph wills (number 173 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of : 1° If the filing is made by all the persons who have signed the deed filed with recogni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-165

The discharge, by separate deed, of a surety bond, testamentary execution, mandate, movable objects, coins, solidarity and others (number 172 in table 5), gives rise to the collection of a fee of €26.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4126-22

Articles R. 627-4 and R. 636-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the notification of investigative measures and withdrawal are applicable before the first instance and national discipl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4126-21

The death of the practitioner being prosecuted immediately and definitively terminates the proceedings before both the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Chamber.In c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 400

Hearings shall be held in public.However, the court may, on finding in its judgment that publicity is dangerous to order, the serenity of the proceedings, the dignity of the person or the interests of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

Each approved federation shall appoint an anti-doping adviser responsible for ensuring that the federation complies with its obligations in terms of the fight against doping as set out in 5° of I and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Common provisions

Article 458

Sont affranchés des formalités à la circulation :1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° and 4° (repealed)5° (Repealed);6° Under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget mad…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 422

Where the fault causing the damage was committed in the organisation and operation of the protection measure by the guardianship judge, the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial c…

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