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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-21

Each agreement of objectives and means established pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 712-2 describes the actions financed in whole or in part by the tax for chamber expenses at regional l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…to account in these percentages. The percentages mentioned in the second paragraph are increased to 30% when the allocation of free shares benefits all of the company's salaried employees. Above the p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007.Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

…ituated must be deposited by the shipowner at the customs office of the said home port within 15 or 30 days of leaving the port where the repairs are carried out, depending on whether or not the latte…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

…payable by any television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during the prev…

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

Article 411-46

…29 minutes;3° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 2.5 for a work lasting between 30 and 60 minutes.II. - Weighting due to co-production:1° In the case of a national co-production, e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-22

…first paragraph; 6° Audience, measured every four years, which is assessed taking into account: a) 30% of the number of employees of the platforms that are members of the applicant organisation in re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-27

…des marchés financiers, or no later than thirty days after authorisation. The fixed fee is paid on 30 April in subsequent years if the collective investment scheme, investment fund or sub-fund still…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

…in 3°, 4°, 8° and 11° of article D. 5151-14, declare to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, by 30 June each year at the latest, the number of hours they have worked during the previous calendar y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

…d for creating or taking over a business as provided for in II of article 136 of law no. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 on the finances for 1997.

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