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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-48

…character and location of the building or property complex. However, the first tenant of premises forming part of a commercial unit defined by a construction programme may not take advantage of this…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-9

…cedures for exercising this right. When this advertising indicates an interest rate or quantified information relating to the cost of credit, the information mentioned in article L. 312-8 appear, in t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 bis

…ing that financial year.These same taxpayers are obliged to enter in their accounts, in an explicit form, the nature and value of benefits in kind granted to their staff.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-1

…eeding three months as part of a family or private visit must present proof of accommodation in the form of a reception certificate, signed by the person who proposes to provide accommodation for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-1

…he Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires is a national public institution, created in the form of a State public establishment. It carries out its missions throughout France. It carries out…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 171-1

…als, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of celebration and provided that the French national or nationals hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 274

…e the manner in which the capital compensatory allowance is to be enforced from among the following forms: 1° Payment of a sum of money, whereby the granting of the divorce may be made subject to the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 208

…or Agriculture must be declared by their keepers to the nearest customs office. 2. This declaration forms the basis of an open account kept by customs officers for each taxable person. This open accou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-9

The company pension savings plan takes the form of a collective company pension savings plan, covered by sub-section 2 of this section, or a compulsory pension savings plan, covered by sub-section 3 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-30

…securities benefit from the rights listed in articles L. 313-31 to L. 313-33 on condition that the forms have been made available to the organisation providing the financing in accordance with the ag…

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