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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Property damaged or unavailable outside France

Article 766

The basis of assessment for transfer duties on death relating to securities, sums, values or assets of any kind which have been made unavailable outside France as a result of measures taken by a forei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-20

The Board of Directors determines the management expenses of the guarantee fund and manages its assets. Before 31 March each year, it draws up the fund's balance sheet for the operations of the previo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Experts involved in voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-33

The fact, for any person not on the list provided for in Article L. 321-29 to use the name referred to in that article, or a name with a resemblance likely to cause a misunderstanding in the mind of t…

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

Article R422-13

…strial property attorneys. In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 1 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, it shall have legal personality as from such registration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY AND RECEPTION CONDITIONS

Article R573-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to renew the asylum application certificate pursuant to Article L. 571-1, is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-35

…al and national level by the State services of the information collected under the articles R. 1614-29 to R. 1614-31.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

…f of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 of Act No. 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 amending the Finance Act for 2012.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

…r of 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 November 1991 on the health and safety rules applicable to swimming pools and landscaped bathing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article D7121-38

…nel employed on an intermittent basis in the companies mentioned in articles D. 7121-28 and D. 7121-29. This fund distributes the costs resulting from the granting of paid leave among these companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…he words: "by the order provided for in articles R. 2142-24 and R. 2142-27" and, in article R. 2141-29, the reference to article R. 2142-27 are replaced respectively by the words: "by the regulations…

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