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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1-1

I. - Taxes and levies collected by assessment on behalf of the départements are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for the current yea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1-1

In order to benefit from the insurance allowance under II of article L. 5422-1, prior to resigning, the employee requests professional development advice from the institutions, bodies or operators men…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-1-1

Without prejudice to Chapter I of this Title and Articles L. 8113-7 and L. 8271-8 of this Code, when the labour inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 of this code finds that a trainee is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-1

Infringements of the first paragraph of article 3 of law no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 on subcontracting are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2. These offences are punishable by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-63 AND A. 134-2)

Article Annexe 1-2

Model certificate of delivery of information given to one's spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of one's profession on joint property. I, the undersigned…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

Persons who have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

A child who has been the subject of a simple adoption by a person of French nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title III: FINANCIAL AID FOR FILM OPERATIONS

Article 230-1

To be eligible for cinema exhibition subsidies, operators of cinemas must meet the following conditions for all the cinemas they operate: 1° Be up to date with payment of the tax provided for in the &…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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