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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-2

The financial futures instruments referred to in section 7 of article L. 321-2 are those referred to in sections 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of article D. 211-1 A.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-23

…f: 1° Either the first president of the court of appeal; 2° Or a majority of the members in office; 3° Either the president or the vice-president.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III

Article R963-1

For the application of Article R. 310-3 to Saint-Barthélemy, the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the words: "chambre économique multiprofessionnelle de Saint-B…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III

Article R973-1

For the application of article R. 310-3 in Saint-Martin, the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the words: "chambre consulaire interprofessionnelle de Saint-Marti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers employing casual entertainment workers.

Article L6331-56

…in respect of the personal training account; 2° 1.10% in respect of skills development assistance; 3° 0.10% for training initiatives for jobseekers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L2531-17

…L. 2333-26 as well as by the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of Article L. 5211-21. This additional tax is established and collected according to the sam…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 98

1. Persons authorised to lodge accounting declarations, where they are not in possession of the information necessary to draw them up, may be authorised to examine the goods before declaration and to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-71

…ns: 1° A warning ; 2° Suspension from exercising the functions of the person in charge of the test; 3° Withdrawal of approval.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

…entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 3° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-22

…at the centre but not paid by it;2° Forecasts of employment authorisations used up during the year;3° Forecasts of staff expenditure.The forecast document for the management of jobs and staff appropr…

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