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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-15

Except in the case provided for in article 21-14-1, the acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authority results from naturalisation granted by decree at the request of the foreig…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-7

…on body shall have a claim :a) The guarantee fund of the State where the accident took place in the case of a vehicle from a third country ;b) The guarantee fund of the State where the vehicle is norm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1706

Court clerks are personally liable for payment of duties only in the cases provided for by article 1840 C. They continue to enjoy the option granted by article 1840 D for the judgments and acts set ou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-3

I.-The information referred to in I and II of Article L. 228-2 and in Article L. 228-3 is, for each security owner, as follows: 1° Those listed in items 1 (a) to 11 of Table 2 of the Annex to Commissi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Implementation of a removal decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or a State with which the Schengen acquis applies, pursuant to 2° of article L. 615-1

Article R615-2

…hreat to public order or national security and taken by one of these States in one of the following cases:a) where the foreign national has been convicted by the State which issued the residence permi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R284-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 20…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-10

…ossible and in any event no later than fourteen days after the cancellation of the contract. In the case provided for in III of article L. 211-14, the additional compensation that the traveller is lik…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

…or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than those punishable under Article 416.

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

Article L612-17

…titles granted shall include the description, where applicable the drawings, the claims and, in the case of a patent, the search report.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the professional identification card

Article R8292-2

…e business name of the company or the name of the employer preceded by the words "Employer:" in the case of a sole proprietorship, a company operating under its own name or a natural person;b) The SIR…

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