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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-196

A fixed fee of €346.16 is charged for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6).The fee for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6) is €34…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

Compensation settlements in the event of expropriation for reasons of public utility (numbers 161 to 163 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° Before expropriation is pronou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…ree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;3° The provisions of Book III with the exception of Articles R. 326-1 to R. 326-7 ;Article R. 321-47 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…the failure of which may result in the emission of radioactivity; 5° Weapons, including firearms; 6° The following means of transport: a) Agricultural or forestry tractors, excluding machinery mount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-3

For the purposes of article L. 1613-6, any localised event occurring in mainland France that causes damage to the property listed in Article R. 1613-4 and belonging to the local authorities or groupin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R600-4

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and the judicial courts with jurisdiction in the overseas departments are fixed in accordance with the table…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R600-3

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and judicial tribunals with jurisdiction in mainland France are fixed in accordance with the tables in Annex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: General conditions of application of the Code in the Southern and Antarctic Territories

Article R711-7

Pursuant to 6° of article 1-1 of law no. 55-1052 of 6 August 1955, the provisions of the regulatory part of the present code apply ipso jure in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…g coefficient equal to 1.3 for communes located in rural regeneration zones as defined in article 1465 A of the General Tax Code. When a municipality ceases to meet the conditions required to benefit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Principles

Article R4461-16

Breathing compressed air is permitted up to a relative pressure of 6,000 hectopascals. Above 6,000 hectopascals, specific breathing mixtures must be used.

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