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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-52

The declarant may apply to the registrar for the issue of a certificate specifying the date entered in the arrival register provided for in Article R. 123-92.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-53

The chronological register provided for in Article R. 123-98 is kept using a computerised process. For the application of article R. 123-101-1, the Registrar shall certify the identity of the informat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-5

I. - The articles R. 2114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-5

In 1994, the allocation mentioned in article R. 4332-3 is distributed between the regions according to the following three criteria: a) 80%, in proportion to the expenditure incurred by the State in 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-5

Provided it complies with the obligations laid down in Article L. 4311-1, second-hand equipment may, if it complies with the regulations governing second-hand equipment in force in the Member State of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-52

The bonus is paid for ten years, on a degressive basis, for net job creation after the approval date.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-54

The bonus is paid for each additional full-time equivalent job created in the department or local authority in excess of the reference workforce. Fractions of jobs are not taken into account.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-55

In the event of a reduction in the workforce, the payment of bonuses corresponding to the most recent job creations is suspended to the extent of the reduction in the workforce.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-5

A foreign national who, not already holding a residence permit, applies for asylum pursuant to article L. 521-1 must submit the following documents in support of their application with a view to regis…

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