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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1668 D

I. - The social contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZC is collected in the same way as corporation tax and subject to the same guarantees and penalties.It is paid spontaneously to the competent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 D

In addition to the chairman, the commission includes four representatives of the taxpayers appointed by the chambers of agriculture with jurisdiction in the administrative court and three representati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Payment of tax

Article 1698 D

The payment of duties, taxes, contributions or levies mentioned in articles 568,1559 and 1613 bis of this code and in article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code, the total due amount of which exceed…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article D421-16

For the application of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, the public body competent to recognise the innovative nature of a company is the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-16

When the asylum seeker is joined by a family member who has reached the age of majority after filing his/her application for the allowance, the family member is taken into account in calculating the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article D145-16

The commission draws up its own rules of procedure, which set out in particular the conditions under which cases are investigated and examined. Each section meets at the initiative of its chairman and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 139 and 142-8, the investigating judge may, at any time during the investigation: 1° Impose one or more new obligations on the person placed under house a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-16

The Social and Economic Committee is regularly informed of the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

Article D1225-16

The maximum period during which an employee may take parental leave for the same child and per illness, accident or disability is set at three years.If the leave is split, the minimum duration of each…

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