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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Form of prices

Article R2312-7

The provisions of article R. 2112-6 apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Individual policy form

Article R814-3

…request, to the police and gendarmerie units.This transmission may be carried out in dematerialised form..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Individual policy form

Article R814-1

…to complete, or have completed and signed by the foreign national on arrival, an individual police form, the model for which is set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Imm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Individual policy form

Article R814-2

The personal data collected pursuant to article R. 814-1 is in particular:1° Surname and first names;2° Date and place of birth;3° Nationality;4° The foreign national's usual place of residence;5° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article D229-13-1

For the purpose of registering the European Company formed by way of merger, each company taking part in the operation shall, in addition to the certificate referred to in the third paragraph of Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article D229-13

The Registrar shall have a period of eight days from the filing of the declaration of conformity to issue the certificate of conformity of the acts and formalities prior to the merger provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article R229-14

…shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or where its shares are not all in registered form.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article D229-13-2

The legality review referred to in article L. 229-3 is completed within fifteen days of receipt of all the documents referred to in Article D. 229-13-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article LO6221-4

Any territorial councillor absent from four consecutive meetings of the territorial council within a period of less than four months without a legitimate excuse accepted by the council shall be declar…

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