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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 522

Animals which the owner of the land delivers to the farmer or sharecropper for cultivation, whether valued or not, are subject to the regime of immovables as long as they remain attached to the land b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 520

Crops hanging by the roots and the fruits of trees not yet gathered are similarly immovable. As soon as the grains are cut and the fruits detached, though not removed, they are movable. If only part o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 526

The following are immovable, by the object to which they apply: The usufruct of immovable things; Servitudes or land services; Actions tending to claim immovable property.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 517

Property is immovable, or by its nature, or by its destination, or by the object to which it applies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 518

Land and buildings are immovable by their nature.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 521

Ordinary cuttings of coppiced or mature woodland put into regulated cuttings only become movable as and when the trees are felled.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-5

Symposiums or conferences eligible under 2° of article A. 822-28-3 have a continuous duration of at least one and a half hours and are organised for at least twenty participants. Each colloquium or co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-5

The special register is made available to the Labour Inspectorate, which checks it during its visit. It is made available to employees on request.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D362-5

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy, in article D. 312-8-1, the reference to articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is replaced by the reference to article D. 312-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50

The Director General of the Agence de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) makes public, in particular via the Agency's website: 1°…

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