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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-12

…the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 4135-10 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of functional allowances that may be allocated to mem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1203

The matter is referred to the court or judge by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the court's office. Except in the case of applications for delegation of parental authority, the parties…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216

A contracting party, the assignor, may assign his status as a party to the contract to a third party, the assignee, with the agreement of his co-contracting party, the assignee. This agreement may be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-120

…real estate investment whose information document for subscribers provided for in III of Article L. 214-35 stipulates that the undertaking is reserved for no more than twenty unit or share holders or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1244

…he appellant and the persons to whom the decision or deliberation has been notified, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, as well as, where applicable, their lawyers.The latter shall…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1245

The appeal is heard and decided in chambers. The procedure is oral. The parties' submissions or the reference they make to submissions they would have made in writing are noted on the file or recorded…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-12

A professional responsible for payment of the resale right pursuant to Article R. 122-9 is liable to a fine of the third class for:1° Not paying the resale right to the beneficiary who requests it in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-12

For seafarers, the authorisations referred to in article R. 5523-10 are issued by the maritime authority under the conditions laid down in the Maritime Labour Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

1. For the application of Article 120, the incorporation of reserves by a foreign company into its share capital does not constitute a chargeable event for income tax. The provisions set out in 1 of A…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

…stration of the acquits-à-caution or documents in lieu thereof and the penalties incurred shall be determined on the basis of the same duties and taxes or on the basis of the value of the said quantit…

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