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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Public acts

Article 855

A mention shall be made in all copies of public, civil or judicial acts, which must be registered on the minutes and copies referred to in I of l'article 658, of the receipt of duties, by a literal an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-3

To carry out its tasks, the Agency relies on : 1° A national public health network which it organises and runs. This network is made up of any public or private person, French or foreign, who provides…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article L2315-35

The minutes of Social and Economic Committee meetings, once adopted, may be posted or distributed within the company by the Committee secretary, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Commit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Minutes

Article L2315-34

The deliberations of the social and economic committee are recorded in minutes drawn up by the committee secretary within a period and in accordance with procedures defined by an agreement concluded u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 844

The proportional land registration tax applicable to registrations of judicial or conventional mortgages referred to in 1° of Article

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-8

Any filing that does not include at least one copy of the application for registration containing the mention provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 512-3 and at least one copy of the graphic or photog…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

I.-The fixation of the performer's performance, its reproduction and communication to the public, as well as any separate use of the sound and image of the performance when it has been fixed for both…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Declaration of previous formalities

Article 856

Any deed sub-leasing, subrogating, assigning or retroceding a lease must contain a literal reproduction of the registration notice for the lease assigned in whole or in part, where this formality is m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Declaration of previous formalities

Article 857

Whenever a judgment is rendered on a registered document, the judgment or award shall mention this and state the amount of duty paid, the date of payment and the name of the public service where it wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

I. - The Departmental or Inter-Departmental Council of the College of Nurses, under the supervision of the National Council, carries out the duties defined in article L. 4312-2 at departmental level.…

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