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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VI: Health products containing nanoparticulate substances

Article L5161-1

Articles L. 523-1 to L. 523-3 of the Environmental Code apply to substances used in the composition of products mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of this Code and to veterinary medicinal products mention…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80

…profession by homeworkers who do not have any assistance other than that provided for in 2° of article L. 7412-1 of the French Labour Codeand otherwise meeting the definition given by articles L. 7412…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

The following are exempt from tax: 1° Special allowances intended to cover expenses inherent to the function or employment and actually used in accordance with their purpose. The remuneration of journ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 817

…the division of the undivided usufruct by way of segregation on a property or, if this is not possible, by way of licitation of the usufruct. Where this appears to be the only way of protecting the in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 820

…of an undivided co-owner, the court may stay the partition for up to two years if its immediate completion is likely to affect the value of the undivided property or if one of the undivided co-owners…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 819

A person who is in part the full owner and who is in undivided ownership with usufructuaries and bare owners may use the options provided for in articles 817 and 818. The second paragraph of Article 8…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 824

…ded ownership, the court may, at the request of one or more of them, depending on the interests involved and without prejudice to the application of the articles 831 to 832-3, allocate his share to th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 822

If the deceased leaves one or more minor descendants, maintenance of joint ownership may be requested either by the surviving spouse, by any heir, or by the legal representative of the minors. If ther…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 821

Failing an amicable agreement, the joint ownership of any agricultural, commercial, industrial, craft or liberal enterprise, which was operated by the deceased or his spouse, may be maintained under t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 823

…of more than five years. It may be renewed, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article 822, until the youngest of the descendants reaches the age of majority and, in the case provided…

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