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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-16

An informal appeal against the decision must be sent to the regional cross-industry joint committee within two months of the date of dispatch of the notification of rejection. It is examined by a join…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-16

The CE mark is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative. Its form and dimensions are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking must be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21-1

…a matter of regional interest or evaluating a regional public service. The same regional councillor may not associate himself with such a request more than once a year. No mission may be created from…

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

Article 210 B

1. Article 210 A applies to the partial contribution of assets of one or more complete branches of business or similar items. The same Article 210 A applies to the demerger of a company comprising at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170

In any matter, the investigating judge, the public prosecutor, the parties or the assisted witness may, during the course of the investigation, refer a matter to the investigating chamber for the annu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1791

If the work is made up of several parts or by measure, the verification may be done by parts: it is deemed to be done for all the parts paid for, if the master pays the workman in proportion to the wo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…1 of Chapter II of this Title".III. - Chapter IX of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-5

…ority is recognised in France does not render null and void the declaration provided for in article 21-2 in favour of the spouse who contracted it in good faith.

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

Article 1717

…to sublet, and even to assign his lease to another, if he has not been prohibited from doing so. It may be prohibited in whole or in part. This clause is always mandatory..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Payment of duties

Article 1702

No public authority, nor the tax authorities, nor their servants, may suspend or cause to be suspended the collection of registration duties, land registration tax and the penalties incurred without b…

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