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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-2

…ce payment provided for in article R. 6341-40 is equal to the minimum amount set in article D. 6341-24-3 for jobseekers on a training course paid on the basis of their previous salary and to the amoun…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-2

…uthorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission referred to in articles L. 132-20-1 and L. 132-20-3.Failing an amicable agreement, the Mediator may propose to the parties the so…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Cemeteries, cinerary sites and funeral operations

Article R2223-23-2

…the deposit or interment of urns in the cinerary site are subject to the provisions of articles R. 2223-11 to R. 2223-23.However, when the plot is taken over, the urn is placed in the communal ossuar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25-2

Associate doctors are given the time and resources they need to carry out their duties and undergo the training referred to in article R. 4623-25. They may not be discriminated against on the grounds…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297

…ica, value added tax is levied at the rate of:1° 0.90% for the transactions referred to in articles 281 quater and 281 sexies ;2° 2.10% as regards:The transactions referred to in 1°, 1°-00 bis, 1°-0 b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

The department's representatives are elected by the departmental council from among its members within four months of its renewal. Lists of candidates must be composed alternately of one candidate of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-2

When the contracting public entity accepts, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 313-29-1 or Article L. 513-14, one or more assignments of receivables, each of which relates to all or part…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 211

…y companies that have not opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended and whose managers have a majority sh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-2

For the application of article R. 211-21-1, any insurance company operating in the territory of the French Republic must issue, free of charge, a certificate for each of the vehicles covered by the co…

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