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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° bis: Real estate investment funds

Article 832 A

Subscriptions for real estate investment trust units are exempt from any registration duty.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-8

…where the visa application was submitted, under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law no. 7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-88

Safety information and training are adapted to changes in risks and the emergence of new risks. They are repeated regularly. They promote the application of prevention rules in line with developments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-87

…h risks, including additional risks due to smoking; 2° Precautions to be taken to prevent exposure; 3° Hygiene requirements; 4° Wearing and use of protective equipment and clothing; 5° Measures to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-86

…sed of substances or preparations containing carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction; 3° The number of workers exposed; 4° The preventive measures taken; 5° The type of protective equipm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-89

Workers are informed of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to chemical substances on fertility, on the embryo in particular at the start of pregnancy, on the foetus and on the child in the ev…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 84

…ately, by the caretakers or guards, to the civil registrar, who shall go there as stated in article 80, and will draw up the death certificate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 851

Rapport is due from what has been used for the establishment of one of the co-heirs or for the payment of his debts. It is also due in the case of a gift of fruits or income, unless the liberality was…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 834

In all cases of urgency, the president of the judicial court or the protection litigation judge within the limits of his jurisdiction, may order in summary proceedings all measures that do not come up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-87

…ies with the following indications:1° Corporate name or business name;2° Place of registered office;3° Names of all partners practising within it;4° In the case of a multi-professional practice compan…

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