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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-5

…of association of this grouping may provide for it to be open to bodies in the following categories:1° Bodies governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code or by II of Article L. 727-2 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L943-1

The second and third paragraphs of article L. 310-1 are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L933-1

The second and third paragraphs of article L. 310-1 are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-13

At the end of any information and prevention visit, if it has not been carried out by the occupational physician, the health professional who carried out this visit may, if he considers it necessary,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

…in possession of a long-stay visa or a long-stay visa valid as a residence permit as referred to in 1° and 2° of article L. 411-1. The extension certificate is issued to the holder of the long-stay vi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-2

…one month from the end of the period referred to in III of article D. 6332-78-1, a decree shall set:1° The level at which the apprenticeship contract provided for in article D. 6332-78 will be paid fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 bis

…In respect of 2010, to 1.012 for non-built properties, to 1.012 for industrial buildings covered by 1° of II of article 1500 and to 1.012 for all other built properties ; ze) For 2011, 1.02 for non-bu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-7

…of derogation from article R. 5221-6, foreign students holding the residence permit referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 may enter into : 1° A professionalisation contract as referred to in article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions under which foreign nationals may be held in the waiting area

Article R342-1

For the application of articles L. 342-1 and L. 342-4, the competent liberties and detention judge is that of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the foreign national is held in the waiting z…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…which capital gains have been recorded under the conditions of I of this article.b) The donation of:1° Corporate rights, values, securities or rights for which capital gains have been established unde…

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