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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 13

The communal council for orphans is required to inform the guardianship judge of cases where a guardian or curator is to be appointed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-13-1

Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 setting out the list of substances that may not be used in cosmetic products is applicable to the composition of cosmetic products used in research involving the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-13

The administrative authority responsible for implementing the data processing service may not keep the information and documents contained in the file beyond a period of two months, starting from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-136-1

When the registrar has entered in the register a request to regularise the file in application of article R. 123-125-1, he shall automatically strike off the name of the person who has not regularised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-13

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-13

The magistrate responsible for the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities ensures that judicial police operations are carried out and that reports are forwarded to the judicial authoriti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-13

The justification and declaration of a change of address provided for by Article 706-53-5 shall be made by means of any document less than three months old in the name of the person concerned establis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-13

The competent magistrate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three months of receiving the request. If there is no response wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Suspension and withdrawal of approval

Article D1-12-13

Authorisation may be suspended and then withdrawn: a) In the event of an undeclared change to the association's articles of association; b) In the event of failure to comply with one of the conditions…

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