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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 683

Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents to or from abroad shall be governed by the rules laid down in this section, subject to the application of European regulations and international treatie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-3

…f the bidders and the intervention of a third party in the description of the property and the conclusion of the sale do not constitute sales by public auction within the meaning of this chapter. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-37

…an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten. Nevertheless, if the operator is a legal entity, the partne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-1

…at any stage of production or distribution, have come into the possession of a person for his own use, through the effect of any act for consideration or free of charge, or have undergone alteration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-36

…sales of State-owned movable property and all sales of movable property carried out in the domanial form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 3211-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-2

…ditions provided for in this chapter by operators practising on an individual basis or in the legal form of their choice. When they meet the training conditions laid down by regulation, notaries may a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-38

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Performance and modification of the employment contract

Article D1222-1

The period of one year during which the employer may not invoke the exclusivity clause provided for in article L. 1222-5 runs from: 1° Either the employee's registration in the Trade and Companies Reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R321-74

The State's right of pre-emption in the event of a voluntary sale of furniture by public auction is governed by the Articles 61 to 65 of Decree no. 2001-650 of 19 July 2001 implementing the articles L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-13

The tax provided for in Article L. 436-10 shall be collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover…

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