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Showing 10511060 of 69500 articles for Art. 515-6 al. 1 and al. 2

French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 650

1. Notaries may only register their deeds with the tax departments in whose jurisdiction they reside. 2. Bailiffs and all others with authority to issue writs or reports shall have their deeds registe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 652

…concerning all or part of an immovable property, at the tax office of the location of the property, and, for all others, at the tax office of the domicile of one of the contracting parties.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 655

…tator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise with that of his last known domicile in France; and in the event that the will contains dispositions of immovable property situated there, it must,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Other tourist accommodation

Article R1331-65

Tourist accommodation not mentioned in 5° of article R. 1331-14 may be made available to visiting customers who do not elect domicile there and who are staying there on a daily, weekly or monthly rent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

Articles D. 1161-1 to R. 1161-26 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I and subject to the adaptations me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-69

…ect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting the social and economic committee. Reasons must be given.In the event of a dispute, the employer's refusal may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-67

…cipating in a mission outside France on behalf of a humanitarian association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-68

The period of leave cannot be deducted from the period of paid annual leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the legal and collective bargaining benefits linke…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors

Article L512-64

…uding at least one manager, elected by all the employees of the bank by proportional representation and the highest average. The Chairman is elected by the Board of Directors; the Chairman of the Mana…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 688-6

…r, an addressee who does not know the language in which the document is drawn up may refuse service and request that it be translated into or accompanied by a translation into French, at the request a…

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