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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval.

Article D325-20

Applications for approval must be sent to the prefect of the département in which the holiday family home is located.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-20

…régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may send the subscriber, under its stamp and on its behalf, by electronic means and via the person whose activity is to offer access to onlin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-20

…2-1, the radiation protection inspector referred to in article L. 1333-29 of the Public Health Code and the agents referred to in article L. 1333-30 of the same code may ask the employer to carry out…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting for the election of staff representatives…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-21

When lodged by the prefect or by the cinema ombudsman, the appeal to the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique provided for in article L. 212-10-3 is made in the ordinary administrative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-20

The dwelling's living and utility rooms have sufficient and continuous ceiling height for the required surface area to enable them to be occupied without risk. A ceiling height of 2.20 metres or more…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 B

I.-For the purposes of this article and articles 205 C and 205 D, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Hybrid arrangement: a situation in which: a) A payment is made under a financial instrument…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 A

…bject or purpose of the applicable tax law, are not genuine having regard to all the relevant facts and circumstances. A scheme may comprise several stages or parts. For the purposes of this Article,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 C

…efined as any widely held undertaking or investment fund with a diversified portfolio of securities and subject to the rules for the protection of unitholders in the country in which it is established…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 D

…ents, expenses or losses deductible from the taxable income of a taxpayer who is resident in France and in another State pursuant to the rules of that State are taken into account in both States, thei…

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