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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code shall send the employer the following information by 15 March of the year following the year in respect of which this declaration is made, taking into ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

…d in the year preceding that in respect of which property tax is assessed pursuant to 11 of article 150-0 D;d) The allowance referred to in I of article 125 A;e) The losses charged, pursuant to I of A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ASSETS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THEIR GROUPINGS AND PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS

Article L1841-1

I. - Articles L. 1311-1, L. 1311-13 and L. 1311-15 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia and their public establishments subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-20

…n article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 312-14, L. 312-15, L. 312-16, L. 332-8, L. 332-9 and L. 332-10, in the second paragraph of article L. 332-11 and in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…5-8, L. 175-9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13, L. 175-14 (first, second, fourth and fifth paragraphs), L. 175-15, L. 175-16 (second and third paragraphs), L. 175-19, L. 175-22 (first paragraph), L. 176-3 and L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-16

…e R. 214-11; 2° The mediator's recommendation, referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 214-15, has been rejected by at least one of the parties. As a result of this failure, the mediator draw…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-14

…Trade and Companies Register shall be drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 15 of Decree n°84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register. Notwithstanding a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2121-1, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-15, the second paragraph of article L. 2121-17, article L. 2121-22, the first, second and fourth par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-9

…orting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 441-15. If the application is incomplete, the department shall ask the applicant to provide the necessar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

…y from carrying on an activity or providing a service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or as a result of a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de…

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