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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations

Article R8293-3

Notwithstanding article R. 8293-2, when the seconded employee is employed by a temporary employment undertaking established outside France, the declaration is made by the undertaking using the seconde…

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

Article L434-2

…e family reunification scheme:1° By his or her spouse, if the latter is at least eighteen years old;2° And by the couple's children under the age of eighteen.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 G

Theatrical performances of a pornographic nature indicated in 2° of Article 279 bis may under no circumstances benefit from the exemptions from value added tax provided for by the legislative provisio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-25

…ce fixing made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-11 or pursuant to article R. 145-20; 2° Indication of other claims; 3° Explanations of law and fact capable of justifying the claims of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-3

…g process linked to this competition. Unless otherwise provided for in the agreement referred to in 2° of Article L. 232-16, additional tests conducted by the French Anti-Doping Agency at the site of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

…his or her spouse, and, after obtaining their agreement, appoint a family mediator to carry it out ;2° Enjoin the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article R236-35

Cross-border division transactions are governed by the provisions of this subsection and by those of subsection 1 of this section and those of section 2 of this chapter which do not conflict with them…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…sins (Commission for Control of Copyright and Related Rights Management Organisations) under 1° and 2° of article L. 327-1. The mediation provided for in a of 3° of Article L. 327-1 is also applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-20

…l be sent to the administrative authority. This report indicates1° The steps taken to find a buyer ;2° The takeover offers received and their characteristics;3° The reasons that led it, where applicab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2-1

…nifestly intended for the unauthorised making available to the public of protected works or objects;2° Knowingly encourage, including through an advertisement, the use of software mentioned in 1°.

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