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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

Failing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Transfer of ownership of movable property for valuable consideration

Article 732

Deeds recording the transfer for consideration of an agricultural business, consisting of all or some of the items listed in the

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R342-16

The order is communicated to the public prosecutor. It shall be notified by any means and as soon as possible to the foreign national and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the administrative a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R342-14

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate considers dismissing the statement of appeal as manifestly inadmissible, he shall by all means obtain the parties' observations on this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R342-15

The decision declaring the appeal inadmissible shall be handed down by the First President or his delegate within forty-eight hours of the appeal being referred to him. This time limit is calculated a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-15

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate considers rejecting a statement of appeal in application of the second paragraph of article L. 743-23, he shall by any means obtain the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-16

The decision declaring the appeal inadmissible in the case provided for in article R. 743-14 or rejecting the statement of appeal in the case provided for in article R. 743-15 shall be handed down by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-14

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate considers rejecting a statement of appeal as manifestly inadmissible, he shall by all means obtain the observations of the parties on th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-17

The order is communicated to the public prosecutor. It shall be notified by any means and as soon as possible to the foreign national and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the authority that o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Obtaining a new residence permit with a change of reason

Article L433-6

A foreign national applying for the issue of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit on a basis other than that for which he/she was issued with the residence permit or long-stay visa referred to…

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