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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

The road transport companies mentioned in article L. 821-6 are those operating international routes from a State that is not a party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 in the form of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…national Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well as Convention No. 129 of 25 June 1969 on labour inspection in agriculture, Convention No. 178 of 22 October 1996 and re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

…311-29; 2° Either the total amount of the sums mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation

Article R4461-32

…The application for authorisation of the training organisations mentioned in 1° of article R. 4461-29 must be sent by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° To the central services under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6113-33

…nce scoreboard for social or medico-social institutions and services provided for in Article R. 314-29 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code); 2° The technical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-35

…bers may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions provided for in Article L. 223-29.At least limited liability companies that exceed, at the close of a financial year, figures set b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-46

…he earliest the day after the date scheduled for the first meeting provided for in articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30. The notification shall be accompanied by all information concerning the convening…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-16

…n Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV bis: Sociétés civiles de moyens

Article 239 quater A

Les sociétés civiles de moyens définies à Article 36 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 does not fall within the scope of corporate income tax, even when these companies have adopted the status of…

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