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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-11

…idence permits or travel documents or, when they are holders of a long-stay visa mentioned in 6° to 13° and 15°, 16° and 17° of Article R. 431-16, the formalities provided for in the same article and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-43

…aced by the following provisions: "1° Les produits des redevances pour services rendus;"2° Les 12°, 13°, 14° et 15° deviennent respectivement : 2°, 3°, 4° et 5°.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-35

…y the statutes applicable to them on 2 April 1992, the date of entry into force of loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse. The conditions for the applicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-21

…lting from the cross-border merger 12° the likely effects of the cross-border merger on employment; 13° The arrangements for making a buy-out offer to members in accordance with Article L. 236-40; 14°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…article L. 5212-1 shall provide information annually, in the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code, made for the period of employment in April of the year followin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article R5461-4

…cle R. 5211-65; 6° For a manufacturer or its authorised representative mentioned in article R. 5212-13, not to designate a materiovigilance correspondent or not to communicate the name of this corresp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-8

…f the territorial public service under the conditions set out in article 110 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. They are then employed by the local…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

I.-Any company which employs, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least five thousand employees within itself and in its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered office is loca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MB

I. - A tax is payable by farmers in respect of their agricultural activities, excluding those placed under the flat-rate agricultural reimbursement scheme mentioned in articles 298 quater and 298 quin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 bis

…r in Article 199 sexdecies, after deducting the specific aid provided for in 5° of II of Article L. 133-5-12 of the Social Security Code paid during the penultimate year. When the amount of the specif…

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