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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-94-3

…nt contract, an agreement concluded between the Minister of Defence or the Minister of the Interior and the employer or an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-94-2, the following provisions apply:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-94-2

…he military operational reserve or the national police operational reserve mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the employment contract, an agreement between the Minister of Defence or the Minister of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-9

…th a view to recognising objects discovered during the visit. Where a person concerned by the visit and suspected of having committed a customs offence is the subject of a measure of constraint agains…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article D412-9

The person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority may call upon any expert or person whose opinion he deems necessary.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-9

…ed in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the department of the registered office and in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires when the company's shares are admitted to trad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-9

The Committee and its Technical Section may hear qualified persons called upon to provide an opinion or expertise on any item on the agenda.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-93

…orward sales or lease-sales of premises, flats or houses mentioned in article A. 444-92 (numbers 56 and 57 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° Where the transfer of ownership is effected by rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-95

…ding on whether the planning permission relates to (in number of main dwelling units) Not more than 10 units More than 10 and less than 25 or more units 25 or more units and less 100 or more units 100…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-90

The transfer of ownership or use between local authorities and/or public establishments (number 53 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Bas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-98

…y voluntary auction Sale by auction judicial From €0 to €6,500 2.322% 4.644% 3.483% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.958% 1.916% 1.437% From €17,000 to €60,000 0.639% 1.277% 0.958% More than €60,000 0.479% 0.…

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