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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1 A

…riminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13 is placed, for a period of at least six weeks, in a specialised service to determine the arrangem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-211

…by division or by auction of a business shall contain:1° The information required by article L. 141-13 ;2° Where applicable, with regard to the former owner, the references of its registration in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-82

…to prevent or reduce risks and protect people is examined when the plans referred to in Article L. 1333-13 and Chapter I of Title IV of Book VII of the Internal Security Code are drawn up and before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-2

The information referred to in a of 8°, 9°, 13° and 14° of article R. 3243-1 is worded and ordered and, for the items payable by the employer, grouped together in accordance with a model defined by or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-2

…that it no longer complies with the general organisational provisions laid down by articles R. 761-13 et seq. The file is sent to the regional prefect, who forwards it to the supervisory ministers wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…th the department responsible for collecting the tax under whose authority the registered office or main establishment falls no later than the 25th of the month following the month during which the li…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-7

…holders and reinsured undertakings and on the realisable value of their assets referred to in 1° to 13° of article R. 332-2 and in article R. 332-5 , as well as their forward financial instruments, of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-1

…majority conditions provided for in the first paragraph of II of article L. 5211-5 before 1 January 2020.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26

…provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 221-9 and the second paragraph of article L. 221-13.

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