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French General Tax CodeIn force
Transfers for valuable consideration of foreign movable property evidenced by deeds executed in France

Article 718

When effected by deed in France, transfers for valuable consideration of foreign movable property, whether tangible or intangible, are subject to transfer duties under the same conditions as if they r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-3

The dispatches, deliveries and notifications mentioned in Article 748-1 shall be the subject of an electronic notice of receipt sent by the addressee, which shall indicate the date and, where applicab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-7

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the zone defined in article L. 1435-2 assists the Prefect of the Defence and Security Zone mentioned in article L. 1311-1 of the Defence Code. Fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and organisation.

Article R2112-7

The departmental service must have : 1° One full-time midwife or the equivalent for every 1,500 children born alive during the previous calendar year to parents residing in the department; 2° One full…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-71

…lishments with at least one thousand employees, as well as in the companies mentioned in article L. 2331-1 and those meeting the conditions mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 and L. 2341-2, as long as th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-71

…y the company, or in the bearer securities accounts held by an intermediary mentioned in article L. 211-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or, where applicable, in a shared electronic registration…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

…nment has been imposed, the periods of imprisonment shall be served cumulatively up to a maximum of 22 years or, where applicable, up to the maximum period of imprisonment specially set by the Assize…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-7

…Until the next renewal following the creation of the new commune, the municipal council is composed:1° Of all the current members of the municipal councils of the former communes, if the municipal cou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…t applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-8, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Coordinating provisions

Article R214-231-1

The financing bodies referred to in 2°c of A of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Code are financing bodies within the meaning of article L. 214-166-2 of this Code.

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