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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

…and social organisations under the conditions set out in Articles L. 411-11 and L. 411-18 to L. 411-20; 2° Commissions received on the sale and redemption of holiday vouchers and deductions for admini…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2123-1

…than 1 million euros excluding tax for works; b) The aggregate value of these lots does not exceed 20% of the total estimated value of all the lots; 3° A contract for social services and other specif…

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

Article L561-11

…risk third countries identified by the European Commission pursuant to Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of 20 May 2015. II.-The Minister responsible for the economy may adopt the measures mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L2312-22

…s the employer decides otherwise and subject to the group agreement provided for in article L. 2312-20. The consultation provided for in 3° is carried out both at central level and at establishment le…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…r than those already required to be published pursuant to Articles L. 385-7 and R. 385-18 to R. 385-20, under the conditions specified by Article 298 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…of aid from the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-33

…12; 2° 50% of the total amount of the contract when the subcontractor is related to the holder; 3° 20% of the total amount of the contract in other cases.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…onsible for retail or distribution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

…equal to 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer or of the undue claim.The increase is raised to 20% in the event of late filing within thirty days of formal notice.II. - This increase is not appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

…ailures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2…

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