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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 136

A party who fails to return the communicated documents may be compelled to do so, possibly under penalty.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 137

The astreinte may be liquidated by the judge who imposed it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Member of the board or administrator of a social security fund.

Article L2412-11

…hen an employee who is a member of the board or administrator of a social security fund has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inArtic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-1

…loyer and an employee under the conditions set out in sub-section 3 of sections 2 and 5 of this chapter, in respect of which aid for professional integration is granted under the conditions set out in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article L224-1

…the exception of its 2°, articles L. 224-8 to L. 224-12 and L. 224-16 are applicable to contracts entered into under the conditions referred to in article L. 332-2-1 du code de l'énergie for the suppl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The individual retirement savings plan

Article R224-13

When the individual retirement savings plan gives rise to the opening of an associated cash account, the manager shall credit the cash account with the payments made by the account holder, the amount…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-10-1

…t to Article L. 526-7 and benefiting from the schemes provided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1° Un livre des recettes et, lorsque la nature de leur activ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…the following conditions are met:1° They are subject to the schemes defined in articles 50-0 or 102 ter ;2° The amount of income of the tax household for the penultimate year, as defined in IV of arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-1

…ion using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provide proof of the holder's legal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1

Until the first renewal of the municipal council following the creation of the new commune, where each of the former communes had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, the deputies are elected under the condi…

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