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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 568

…ly from the tobacconists designated above.A tobacco retailer may only run his business in the legal form of a sole proprietorship or a general partnership in which all the partners are natural persons…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-55-1

…s gaming revenue.Gross gaming revenue is made up of:1° For counter games operated in non-electronic form, by the difference between the cumulative amount of the initial advance and any additional adva…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-9

…s of Articles L. 214-7 and L. 214-8; 3° A reliable valuation of them is available, in the following form:a) In the case of financial securities covered by 1° to 4° of I of Article R. 214-11, in the fo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Labelling of preparations

Article R5121-146-2

…ations mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5121-1 must bear, on a white background, the following information, written in such a way as to be easily legible, clearly understandable and indelible: 1° P…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

Within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in article L. 141-12, any creditor of the previous owner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals who fought in the French army, the ranks of the French internal forces, an allied army or the Foreign Legion

Article L426-2

A foreign national who has served in a fighting unit of the French army will be issued with a ten-year resident card, subject to lawful residence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 185

The public prosecutor has the right to appeal to the investigating chamber against any order of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge. This appeal, made by declaration to the court…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-37

…iling sector and its high-level practice; 4° To develop applied research in the fields of sports performance and training engineering; 5° To create a centre of technical, scientific, educational and l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-16

The rector of the academic region may withdraw the authorisation of the training body in the event of failure to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, af…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-1

…ob advertisement the sex or marital status of the candidate sought. This prohibition applies to all forms of advertising relating to recruitment and regardless of the nature of the employment contract…

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