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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-3

However, a French child under article 22-1 and who was not born in France has the option of repudiating this status during the six months preceding his majority and during the twelve months following…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

…cordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten years preceding their declaration. Where the validity of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 quater

…es out the transactions provided for in articles 48 and 49 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, the cancellation of shares or corporate units are con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article R561-15

Aforeign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection shall inform the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons of their address and inform the Off…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Family reunification

Article R561-3

…the family situation of the refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection, as well as their civil status.The Office will send certification of the family situation and civil status as soon as possib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-110

…entioned in article L. 225-109 are required, within one month of the date on which they acquire the status by virtue of which they are subject to the obligation provided for in this article, to have t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R301

…onal criminal record department, by letter, telegram, fax or teletransmission, indicating the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested and specifying the requesting judicial authority. "

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-7

…tended for the communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-20

…ctivity is public works, this service is provided by a national fund. In companies with cooperative status, this service is also provided by a national fund.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-101

…9 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles, in which the company has adopted the status of a société coopérative, the net assets of the company remaining after extinction of liabili…

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