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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXI: Annual deduction from the proceeds of additional premiums or contributions relating to cover against the risk of natural disasters as provided for in article L. 125-2 of the Insurance Code

Article 235 ter ZE

…s introduced on the proceeds of the additional premiums or contributions provided for in Article L. 125-2 of the Insurance Code relating to cover against the risk of natural disasters. This levy is pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of storage, handling, transport and destruction of the goods. The met…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-15

…d at two and a half times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum provided for in article L. 3231-12. The monthly accommodation benefit is valued at eight times this same rate. The valuation of othe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…not apply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or a judicial pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-2

I.-For the medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-12, the early access authorisation: 1° Is granted for a maximum period determined by decree, renewable by the High Authority for Health; 2° C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-184

Without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Articles R. 5121-138 to R. 5121-142, the packaging of a blood-derived medicinal product includes three detachable labels, separate from the informatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

…rties' action for damages. If he is registered on the list of brokers referred to in article L. 131-12, he shall be struck off the list without being able to be registered again for a period that may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

…res defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include any equivalent decision taken by the competent foreign authority. The institutions mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-14

…h the agreements entered into, after the opinion of the Audit Committee provided for in Article R. 612-12, between the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Banque de France.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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