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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-2

…811-2 and L. 812-2 or an insolvency practitioner from another Member State. The provisions of the last three paragraphs of Articles L. 811-2 and L. 812-2 shall apply to insolvency practitioners from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-46

…e filing fee covers the first annual instalment. Payment of the annual instalments falls due on the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of the filing of the application falls. It will…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-8

…y.These measures shall apply on the date set by the commission, and failing that, no later than the last day of the month following the date of the letter provided for in the first paragraph.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 655

…with the tax office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise with that of his last known domicile in France; and in the event that the will contains dispositions of immovable pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Training

Article R413-11

…of the prescribed training courses or at the end of the first year of language training, where this lasts for more than one year, the French Office for Immigration and Integration will give its opinio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-23

…e or the article 132-45-1 of the Penal Code is implemented in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 631-1 of the Penitentiary Code, the measure ordered pursuant to Article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Seals

Article 1317

…ed shall be called to attend the unsealing by the bailiff, under the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of Article 1329.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…serted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowances:the remuneration, for the last six months, of employees and apprentices; the deferred salary, for the year ended and for the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-106

…ulate this indemnity may not, however, exceed the amount received by the employee in respect of the last eighteen months of performance of his employment contract. The rate of this indemnity is identi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

…L. 6162-9. The deliberations mentioned in 5° to 9° of the said article L. 6162-9 are subject to the last paragraph of article L. 6143-4.

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