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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 1000

…ed at the office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise at the office of his last known domicile in France; and, in the event that the will contains dispositions of immovables s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-12

…ncluded does not prevent the creation of the third college under the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2314-11.The agreement is communicated, at its request, to the labour in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-13

…neration and social security contributions, these delegation hours are deemed to be attached to the last assignment contract with the temporary employment undertaking for which the full works council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L3123-32

…sion or branch. If, in an occupation or branch, the practice of part-time work causes a serious and lasting imbalance in conditions of employment, decrees, issued after consultation with the employers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-4

…presentative, the judicial administrator or the liquidator, of the statements of unpaid claims. The last paragraph of Article L. 3253-19 is applicable.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation of the price variation clause

Article R2191-28

…or final partial payment is due, the purchaser shall make a provisional payment on the basis of the last known references.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Intervention.

Article L511-67

…e to be paid by the person for whom it takes place. It must be made no later than the day after the last day admitted for the making of the protest in the absence of payment.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-12

The notification referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 411-5 shall indicate the time limit for appeal, the manner in which it may be exercised and the names and addresses of the parties to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-1

…enefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740-0 B

…does not meet the condition set out in the third paragraph of 1 of I of article 117 quater and the last paragraph of I of article 125 A to benefit from an exemption from the levies provided for in th…

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