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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 310-3

Parentage is proved by the child's birth certificate, by the acknowledgement certificate or by the notoriety certificate establishing possession of status. If an action is brought pursuant to Chapter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-1

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer, in particular by succession, sale, merger, conversion of the business or incorporation of the company, all employment contracts in force o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-2

The legal status and organisational procedures of the Tourist Office are determined by the Town Council. Where this body takes the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment, the provisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 781

…person claiming to be an heir must prove that he or the person or persons from whom he derives that status accepted the succession before the expiry of that period.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-13

The Minister for Labour publishes a report on employees in very small companies who are not covered by a collective agreement, a branch agreement, a set of agreements or a special status, and sets up…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-5

…context, challenges and the characteristics of its economic equilibrium; 2° The purchaser's skills, status and financial capacity.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1074

1 Civil status certificates, notarial certificates and any other documents relating to the implementation of the law of 12 April 1941 concerning the service of retirement pensions in the navy are exem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-25

…R. 228-60 to R. 228-86 of the French Commercial Code, insofar as they are compatible with the legal status of associations, apply to bonds issued by associations.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-133

…1258 of 31 December 1990, all correspondence and documents issued by the company must indicate its status as a company holding an office of clerk of the commercial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-3

Where provisional execution has not been requested, or if, having been requested, the judge has omitted to rule, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as so…

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