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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-2

Statements of claims arising from employment contracts are submitted for verification by the judicial representative to the employees' representative mentioned in Article L. 621-4. The mandataire judi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-17

…for professional use; 3° Immovable property or premises useful for the practice of the profession; 4° All sums in cash. Industrial contributions from members who, by virtue of section 10 of the law o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-10

…he surname, forenames and domicile of the inventor and the signature of the applicant or his agent; 4° The surname and forenames of the applicant, his nationality, domicile or registered office; 5° Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-21

…aracteristics: 1° An amount of 500 euros; 2° An amount of 1,000 euros; 3° An amount of 3,000 euros; 4° The maximum repayment period provided for in the commercial offer to which the advertisement rela…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 quater

As from 1 January 2014 (1), the costs of reconstituting title deeds to buildings or property rights incurred in the twenty-four months preceding a gift inter vivos to enable the donor's right of owner…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Facilitating unauthorised entry, movement and residence

Article L823-3

…als to living, transport, work or accommodation conditions that are incompatible with human dignity;4° Are committed by means of an authorisation or a travel permit in the reserved area of an aerodrom…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-2

Life insurance companies may, with the agreement of the beneficiary of the annuity and under the conditions specified in articles A. 160-3 and A. 160-4, redeem annuities and annuity increases relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-7

A reference system drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down in Article L. 1110-4-1 defines the procedures for implementing the obligation to reference health data with the national health ident…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-9

…o rule on this application;3° To pay, where applicable, the legal fees relating to this application;4° To be informed of the transmission of their file to the competent authority and of the decision t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-211

…ompany name;3° With regard to the new owner, the information required in Articles R. 123-156 et seq.4° The title of the medium authorised to receive legal announcements in which the first insertion wa…

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