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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289 D

…ue added tax borne in another Member State under the conditions laid down in Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax, provided for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-6

…iary of subsidiary protection with the multi-annual residence permit provided for in article L. 424-9 and the foreigner who has obtained stateless status with the multi-annual residence permit provide…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DETENTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L741-2

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-39

Pursuant to 9° of article R. 212-10-13, the training organisation must send the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion:-within one month of the end of each session, a quantitative a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-15

…article L. 341-3 when they engage in a banking or financial canvassing activity mentioned in 8° or 9° of article L. 341-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable to employees with fixed-term employment contracts.

Article L2421-8

…or in the last paragraph of articles L. 2412-2, L. 2412-3, L. 2412-4, L. 2412-5, L. 2412-8, L. 2412-9 and L. 2412-13, the expiry of a fixed-term employment contract does not result in its termination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

…d church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day ; 7° Whit Monday 8° 14th July 9° Assumption Day 10° All Saints' Day 11° November 11th ; 12° The first and second days of Christmas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-2

…fering free of charge drinks prohibited by article L. 3322-3 (1° and 3°) is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros. However, the retail sale or offer is only punishable by a fine of €3,750. In all cases,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-8

…ité limitée are subject to the provisions of this sub-section, with the exception of Article L. 236-9, as well as those of sub-section 1 of this section which are not contrary to them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-10-1

…information obligations resulting from the report mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 823-9 and, where applicable, the supplementary report provided for in III of article L. 823-16, as well…

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