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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…so will result in a ban on disclosing one's status as an auditor. The provisions of articles R. 824-25 and R. 824-27 are applicable.Decisions on omissions are taken in the same way and give rise to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-19

…and III are revalued on 1st April each year by applying the coefficient mentioned inarticle L. 161-25 of the Social Security Code. V. - The lump-sum amount of the allowance is defined when the commit…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

…and the management strategy proposed by the trustee. It may also, by way of derogation from article 2023 of the French Civil Code, limit certain of the trustee's powers in respect of the trust assets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…to L. 214-24-42, L. 214-24-45 and L. 214-24-46, L. 214-24-48, L. 214-24-49, L. 214-24-62 and L. 214-25 do not apply to sociétés de libre partenariat.VI. - Subscription and acquisition of limited partn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…f the payee's payment service provider and the payer's payment service provider are located, one in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-16

…d contracts. The respective obligations of the parties to the contract, mentioned in article L. 224-25-22 and relating to the consequences of rescission for digital content and digital services, are a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…s its on-demand audiovisual media service(s) directly to users, it applies a flat-rate deduction of 25% to the turnover resulting from the exploitation of the work concerned through this terminal. For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…centres ; 2° Procedures other than imaging, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and biology procedures: 25% for university hospital centres, 16% for hospital centres; 3° Imaging, radiotherapy, nuclear med…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-13

I. - 1° Any payment institution having its registered office in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in anot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

I. - Taxpayers who, between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, create activities in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of…

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