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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

…activity account is opened for any person subject to the contribution provided for in articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L. 6331-65 and article L. 718-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Cod…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

The Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée's right of recovery is exercised until 31 December of the third year following the year in respect of which the taxes or contributions became due. Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 89

…l be filed by the heirs within six months of the death. This period may not, however, extend beyond 31 January of the following year.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-33

…écitée, les autorités concédantes de la distribution d'électricité visées au I de l'article L. 2224-31 may develop, operate directly or have operated by their electricity distribution concessionaire a…

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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 913-1

…legated production companies, to the cost of losses linked to the covid-19 epidemic, leading, until 31 March 2023, to the interruption, postponement or abandonment of film shoots taking place on natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-33

…eral of the Regional Health Agency, for the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of I of article R. 1321-31. The request, accompanied by the file, must be sent to the Prefect no later than six months befor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as possible, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-32

Notwithstanding article R. 5142-31, pharmacists, veterinary surgeons and companies who own a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment attached to their pharmacy or practice by virtue of an authorisa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-111-1

…ed, in the case of transactions relating to the securities referred to in 1° of I of Article L. 221-31 and 1. of Article L. 221-32-2, which are admitted to trading on a trading platform, and transacti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

Article R36

…decide that there is no need for further investigation or for the acts provided for in articles R. 31 to R. 34. The provisions of article R. 35.

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