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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

…966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of the same law they may contain, concerning respectively the distribution of shares, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous benefits

Article A743-14

…Description of service Fee 138 Judicial escrow: a) Amount of the sum entered in the deed less than €20,800 15.61 € b) Amount of the sum entered in the deed greater than or equal to €20,800 69.11 € 139…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…urities mentioned in 1° and 2° ; b) Money market instruments mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 214-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the remuneration of which does not depend, directly or indire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-21

…of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-10 and L. 1226-11 or the second paragraph of Article L. 1226-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-22

…ployment undertakings, all temporary employees satisfying the conditions defined in article L. 2314-20 and bound to the temporary employment undertaking by an assignment contract at the time the lists…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Debts of the deceased

Article 774

…te is however required to provide, in the forms and according to the rules determined by Article L. 20 of the Book of Tax Procedures, a certificate, dated and signed by him, stating the amount of his…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D443-4

…pter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article D442-4

…the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-21

…Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration transmits the data mentioned in Article D. 553-20 to the Agence de services et de paiement, by dematerialised means, without the detailed elements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article L2511-34-1

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