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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

…s, dans un délai d'un mois à compter de leur signature, la copie des contrats ci-dessous énumérés : 1° Contrats mentionnés au deuxième alinéa de l'article L. 222-17, en exécution desquels il met en ra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23-3

Where, pursuant to I of Article L. 532-24, an investment firm or credit institution wishes to provide custody account keeping services in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-1

The licence application must include : 1° The company's unique identification number, together with its articles of association if it is a legal entity; 2° A curriculum vitae indicating, in particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 7123-4-1, models recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…n the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-12, the total duration of the assignment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-17-1

A person on the list of suitable candidates ceases to be entered on the list at his/her request, on the date of his/her appointment as a commercial court clerk or at the end of a period of five years.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-89-1

The staff of public bodies, companies or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, authorised by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral, ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-102

Sales by judicial auction of all goods and rights other than movable and movable objects, retail trees, and boats (number 69 of table 5) give rise, to the collection:1° If the specifications drawn up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-101

…on units, branches of business activity (number 68 in table 5) give rise, when they are subject to land registration, to the collection of a fee proportional to the value of the assets subject to such…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-100

Deeds relating to lease-to-own property (numbers 66 and 67 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional emolument:1° To the sale price, when the initial contract is concluded;2° To the pr…

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