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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-5

Ability test provided for in article R. 321-67 Legal subjects Voluntary and judicial sales: concepts and distinctions; applicable texts. Taxation. Resale rights. Intervention by the State: right of pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-5

Written Civil law Persons. Property. Obligations (contracts and liabilities). Securities and privileges. Commercial law Traders. Commercial deeds. Commercial books. The trade and companies register; p…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Port establishment staff: compensatory rest for overtime work.

Article D744-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the following are considered to be port establishments: autonomous ports and public establishments or public authorities holding concessions for public tools in comme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article D214-31-2

The annual and half-yearly reports are published within the following deadlines, starting from the end of the periods to which they refer:1° Four months for the annual report ;2° Two months for the ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article D2512-15-13

The Parisian council for safety and the prevention of delinquency and the fight against drugs, sectarian aberrations and violence against women and the delinquency prevention plan applicable in Paris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-3

For its application to La Réunion, article D. 1432-6 is amended as follows:1° In 3°, the words: "regional director" are replaced by the words: "the head of the regional department responsible for" and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D14

The judicial police officers listed in Article 20 have jurisdiction to record all crimes, offences or contraventions and to draw up a report. In addition, they may carry out preliminary investigations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article D3131-7

In the event of increased activity, in the absence of a collective labour agreement, a reduction in the daily rest period may be implemented under the conditions defined in articles D. 3121-5 to D. 31…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116

For the application of the provisions of article 721 relating to sentence reductions, the Sentence Enforcement Commission examines the sentenced person's situation at least once a year, even ex offici…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value, excluding financial costs, of all r…

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