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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ended contracts concluded by a temporary employment undertaking with an emplo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts that the tutor may not perform

Article 509

…form acts which involve a gratuitous alienation of the property or rights of the protected person except as stated in relation to gifts, such as the remission of a debt, the gratuitous renunciation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Application for an export licence

Article D5141-58

…fee provided for in 7° of 1 of I of article L. 5141-8 is set at €100 for an application for export certification.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R6144-5-1

The duties of the chairman of the hospital medical board end when he resigns and submits his resignation to the chairman of the hospital board or when the term of office of the hospital medical board…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 571

…h of their establishments to the administration. The department's agents may freely carry out any necessary checks inside these establishments, under the conditions set by Article L. 27 of the Book of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-33

…d for in article L. 163-6 has been imposed, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the enforceable decision to the Banque de France, which shall acknowledge receipt. This notification includes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…r in 1° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for marketing authorisation applications under a national procedure, a mutual recognition procedure or a decentralised procedure for which France acts as the ref…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 5: Payment of the price

Article R322-58

The costs of prosecution and, where applicable, of any higher bids and transfer duties are paid by the successful bidder in addition to the price. Proof of this must be provided to the court clerk's o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 5: Payment of the price

Article R322-56

Payment to the escrow agent or deposit with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations of the price to which the successful bidder is liable pursuant to article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 5: Payment of the price

Article R322-57

Where the funds are held in escrow, they earn interest at a rate set by the terms and conditions of sale, which may not be less than the interest rate paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. T…

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