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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quindecies

…line-up. In the case of a co-production, this condition is met by at least one of the co-producers;2° Bear the cost of creating the show.II. - Expenses incurred for the creation, exploitation and dig…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Agence de développement touristique de la France.

Article R141-8

For the application of article L. 141-2, a Government Commissioner is appointed to the French Tourist Development Agency by order of the Minister for Tourism. The Government Commissioner attends meeti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R8

…im from among the first advocates general and advocates general at the Court of Cassation, chairman;2° The director general of the national police or his representative;3° The director, head of the ge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-7

…or she provides evidence of stable and sufficient resources to meet the needs of his or her family;2° He or she has, or will have on the date of arrival of his or her family in France, accommodation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-3

…tence enforcement judge following a change of residence of the person sentenced to a residence ban; 2° Of any change to the list of prohibited places and surveillance measures decided pursuant to Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-3

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-3

For the application of Article R. 354-2, in Article R. 341-27, the reference: "R. 341-20" is replaced by the reference: "R. 341-24".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-76

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-117, under the conditions mentioned in article L. 3142-115, in companies with at least three hundred employees, the start of the period of p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

…he social security code. They also benefit, depending on the case, from the schemes provided for in 2° or 2° 0 bis ofarticle 83 of the General Tax Code or from the exemption provided for in b of 18° o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8115-7

When a Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer observes one of the breaches of the declaration and information obligations mentioned in Articles R. 8293-1 to R. 8293-4, and R. 8295-3 committed by the e…

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