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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 L436-10

A tax is levied on the first admission to reside in France, for the purpose of carrying out a salaried professional activity subject to the condition provided for in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the Lab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article D4011-5

…ion by the Minister for Defence, elements of the armed forces health service wishing to implement a protocol mentioned in Article L. 4011-3 which has not been the subject of the authorisation provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article D4011-6

The Armed Forces Health Service is responsible for the annual monitoring and evaluation of the protocols provided for in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 4011-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article D4011-7

…rofessionals in the armed forces health service may draw up or participate in the local cooperation protocols provided for in Article L. 4011-4 which meet the essential quality and safety requirements…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-3

The declaration of claims is made to the curator.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

The succession is vacant: 1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-2

…the curator has an estimated inventory drawn up, item by item, of the assets and liabilities of the estate by a judicial auctioneer, bailiff or notary, according to the laws and regulations applicable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-1

…otary, any other interested person or the public prosecutor, entrusts the curatorship of the vacant estate, the regime of which is defined in this section, to the administrative authority in charge of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1333

If a difficulty arises in drawing up the inventory, the president of the judicial court, seised by the earliest party, shall rule in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Common provisions.

Article 1380

Claims under articles 772, 794, 810-5, 812-3, 813-1, 813-7, 813-9 and the second paragraph of article 814, articles 815-6, 815-7, 815-9 and 815-11 of the Civil Code shall be brought before the preside…

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