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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-54

In underground galleries where there are railway tracks, in the absence of a free space of 55 centimetres measured between the most protruding part of the rolling stock and the most protruding parts o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-56

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 613-55, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death, a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 663

…h and documents referred to in articles 28, 35, in 2° of Article 36 and to Article 37 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and those relating to rights mentioned in articles 2521, excludin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4541-9

…in 2° of Article R. 4541-5 cannot be used, a worker may only be allowed to carry loads in excess of 55 kilograms on a regular basis if he has been recognised as fit to do so by the occupational physic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56-1

…gn criminal court of an offence of the same nature as those referred to in 1° and 2° of Article 706-55, where these convictions, pursuant to an international convention or agreement, have been the sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 775 sexies

…f these assets, provided that the notarial certificates mentioned in 3° of article 28 of decree no. 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière, relating to such property, are pub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-188

…g to the rules applicable to the basis of notaries' fees specified in articles A. 444-54 and A. 444-55. In matters of judicial sureties, the interest of the litigation corresponds to the amount of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-38

…t to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of notificat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…al entity; 12° For the publication of legal claims mentioned in c of 4° of Article 28 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended reforming land registration, as well as the legal claims, reports…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article D5213-63

…ent contract mentioned in article L. 412-3 of the prison code, in the salaried workforce are set at 55% and 100% respectively. These proportions are determined by the ratio, calculated as a percentage…

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