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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 J…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…Code or with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipmen…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

…the prudential requirements set out in Part Three, Part Four or Part Six of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-10

…on shall comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in I ofArticle 11 of Law 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life. No member of the Supervisory Board, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° bis: Young innovative companies

Article 1383 D

…x status may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties for a period of seven years buildings be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

…g under article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs, des fonds professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…5122-11 ; g) The data included in the pay slip mentioned in 4° to 7°, 10° to 12° as well as 14° and 16° of Article R. 3243-1 ; 2° In the event of direct payment to employees of the partial activity al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-8

…dures set out in subsections 2 and 3. Where the agreement falls within the scope of Article L. 1121-16-1, the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 do not apply.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-81

…er and after verification of the borrower's solvency under the conditions set out in article L. 312-16.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article D2641-2

…re-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing…

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