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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 quinvicies

I. - An additional apprenticeship contribution is instituted.This contribution is payable by companies with at least two hundred and fifty employees that are liable for the apprenticeship tax pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-161

The statutory auditors shall draw up and file at the registered office the special report provided for in the third paragraph of Articles L. 225-40and L. 225-88 at least fifteen days before the Ordina…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-16

If the foreign national does not reside in France, the application must be sent to: 1° If the employer is established in France, to the prefect of the département in which the establishment to which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 bis

…iness property tax assessment bases decrease benefit, at their request, from a rebate corresponding to the difference between the bases of the penultimate year and those of the last year preceding the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4453-16

Where, despite the preventive measures implemented pursuant to this section, a worker's exposure exceeds the exposure limit values, the employer : 1° Immediately take measures to reduce exposure to a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

The amount of the direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-16

When the individual limited liability entrepreneur is registered in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, the registrar shall indicate in the register the information provided for in 1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-16

If it deems it useful, the criminal court will hear the convicted person and any person with rights to the property that has been confiscated, if necessary by means of a rogatory commission. These per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-16

The head of the medical biology laboratory holding the authorisation is required to declare without delay to the Minister responsible for health any change relating to the legal rules and technical op…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-16

Seconded employees made available to a user undertaking established in France benefit from the stipulations of the agreements and arrangements applicable to the workplace and to the employees employed…

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