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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-8-1

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique takes its decisions without instruction from any authority. These decisions may not be overturned.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Financial institutions

Article 1064

…by deferred credit companies to another company operating in accordance with the provisions of the law no. 52-332 of 24 March 1952 as amended are exempt from all registration duties and land registra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1060

The first grantee is not required to account for its management to the disposing party or its heirs.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1061

The provisions set out in articles 1049, 1051, 1052, 1055 and 1056 are applicable to residual gifts.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1059

The first beneficiary may not dispose of the property given or bequeathed as a residual gift by will. The residual gift may prohibit the first beneficiary from disposing of the property by gift inter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1057

It may be provided in a gift that a person will be called upon to receive what remains of the gift or bequest made to a first donee on the death of the latter.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1058

A residual gift does not oblige the first beneficiary to keep the property received. It obliges him to pass on the surviving property. Where the property, the subject of the residual liberality, has b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1039

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, the transfer made, in whatever form and in the general interest or good administration, for the benefit of an establishment recognised as being of public uti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1080

Where property or rights are awarded as compensatory allowance pursuant to 2° of article 274 of the Civil Code, the agreement approved or the decision granting the divorce specifies their value. Where…

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