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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-21

The fund's annual report provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 is published on the association's website.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17-1

…r in part, on their territory. The communes déléguées with a commune council pursuant to article L. 2113-12 may receive allocations from the new commune. The amount of the sums earmarked for the alloc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1752

A tenant who does not furnish the house with sufficient furniture, may be evicted, unless he gives security capable of answering for the rent.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article R426-16

…a temporary residence permit bearing the word "stagiaire" (trainee) as provided for in article L. 426-23: 1° To carry out a work placement in a company, as part of a training course organised in their…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-16

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide to conduct the personal interview using an audiovisual means of communication in the following cases:1° When the appli…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1714

Leases may be made either in writing or verbally, except that, in the case of rural property, the special rules for farm and share leases shall apply..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1736

If the lease was made without writing, one of the parties may only give notice to the other by observing the time limits set by the use of the premises.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1787

When someone is commissioned to do a work, it may be agreed that he will supply only his labour or industry, or that he will also supply the material.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories may, under the same conditions, benefit from the scheme provided for in article 217 undecies, includ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

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