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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-1

European Union citizens referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 234-1 may apply for a ten-year automatically renewable residence permit bearing the words "EU/EEA/Swiss citizen-Permanent resid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article R426-4

…rticle L. 426-11, foreign nationals holding a resident permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" granted in another European Union Member State must submit their application within three months…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Surrender and removal in the event of a serious threat to public order

Article R621-8

…of the consultations provided for in Article R. 621-7, the State which granted long-term resident - EU status maintains the right of residence on its territory or suspends the withdrawal of this right…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-2

…tment of Mayotte or Saint-Martin. The market undertaking must at all times comply with the laws and regulations applicable to it.The market undertaking carries out acts relating to the organisation an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 514

When his assignment ends for any reason whatsoever, the tutor shall draw up a management account of the operations that have taken place since the last account was drawn up and submit it for the verif…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-9

After payment of debts and repayment of the share capital, the assets are divided between the partners in the same proportions as their share in the profits, unless otherwise agreed or stipulated. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Buildings

Article 761

For the purpose of calculating the duties on gratuitous transfers, the properties, whatever their nature, are estimated according to their real market value on the date of the transfer, according to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 797

I - Undeveloped properties and rights relating to these properties are exempt from death duties under the following conditions:1° The properties in question are undivided within a cadastral parcel;2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 A

…ho are liable for the service of increases pursuant to the loi n° 49-420 du 25 mars 1949 modifiée, peuvent, à partir de la date à laquelle ces majorations sont fixées d'une manière définitive et dans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

…entioned in Article L. 128-1.The following may be recipients, within the meaning 9) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the prote…

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