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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 80

1. The captain of the aircraft must present the manifest to customs officers at the first request. 2 He must submit this document, as a summary declaration, to the customs office at the airport, toget…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

The succession is vacant: 1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 827

…e following shall be registered free of charge:1° Deeds recording the allocation of net assets made to one or more recipient bodies by a société d'habitations à loyer modéré, pursuant to the first par…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-8

When the voluntary obstruction of a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 hinders the automatic enforcement of the removal decision,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-8

Weather conditions and flooding are considered to be bad weather when they make it dangerous or impossible to carry out the work, having regard either to the health or safety of employees, or to the n…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-8

The Board of Directors of the public body referred to in Article L. 5427-7 comprises an equal number of employee and employer representatives, appointed by the Minister for Employment on the recommend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R775-8

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-57 to R. 518-60law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 518-61law no. 2022-124 of 4 February 2022R. 518-62law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-8

Supporting documents for income and expenditure must be kept for at least five years after the end of the financial year and must be produced whenever required.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 879

I. - A real estate security contribution is payable to the State by any person who requires the completion of the formalities provided for in 1° and 2° of article 878.II. - Only those formalities requ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Mandatory nature of the retail declaration.

Article 85

1. The declaration must be lodged at a customs office open for the intended customs operation. 2. The declaration must be lodged at the latest before the expiry of a period set by the Director General…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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