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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-2

…foreign government or authority; c) Civil or foreign war, revolution, riot or other similar events. 2° If the goods, as a result of an event occurring in the country of dispatch or during transit and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GE

The allocations to the capitalisation reserve recognised as expenses for accounting purposes and their reversals which the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 9° to 11° of B of I of Article L. 612-2 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-44

…ng the current year, reaches the following proportion: 1° Less than 50 employees: one beneficiary ; 2° 50 to 99 employees: two beneficiaries; 3° 100 to 199 employees: three beneficiaries; 4° 200 to 49…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Financial provisions.

Article L5428-1

Subject to the provisions stipulating that they may not be assigned or seized, allowances, assistance and any other benefits paid by Pôle emploi may be assigned and seized under the same conditions an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26

…s 10% of the total outstanding resources benefiting from the privilege on the date of acquisition ; 2° They are deprived of the rights provided for in articles L. 228-46 to L. 228-89 of the French Com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-60-1

…in I and II of Article L. 613-49-1, it shall immediately notify the information mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 613-61-1 to the supervisory board of the AMF and to the other members of the c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-6

…itory:1° For a maximum of ten years, in the event of conviction under Articles L. 823-1 or L. 823-2;2° Permanently, in the event of conviction under Article L. 823-3.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

…ofessional athletes or trainers is not required to commercially exploit their image, name or voice; 2° The fees paid to professional athletes or trainers do not depend on the salary received under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-11

…ation mentioned in article R. 4511-10 available: 1° To the competent social and economic committee; 2° To the competent occupational physicians; 3° To the labour inspectorate; 4° To agents of the prev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic routes and access

Article R4214-9

…that: 1° pedestrians or vehicles can use them easily and safely, in accordance with their purpose; 2° workers employed near traffic routes are not exposed to any danger.

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