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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Lending of labour on the basis of Article L. 8241-3

Article R8241-1

…in 2° of the I of article L. 8241-3 is calculated with reference to the number of employees on the last day of the previous year and in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1111-2.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

…ntract, but no later than: twenty days before the start of the trip or holiday in the case of trips lasting more than six days; -seven days before the start of the trip or holiday in the case of trips…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-185

…rity of a company's capital by its employees or corporate officers, the maximum provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-182 is increased to one-third of the capital. The chairman of the b…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 decies

…for the purposes of determining income tax or corporation tax, taxed in respect of the year of the last disposal by the company of the buildings or parts of buildings constructed by it on land that i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-11

…conditions:a) Listed transferable securities and listed securities of any kind are valued at their last quoted price on the day of the valuation;b) Unlisted securities and loans are valued at their m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5471-1

…t of the penalty imposed may not exceed €15,000 for a natural person and 5% of the turnover for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, subject to a limit of €100,000 for a le…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-9

…r should have executed it if the principal had executed its own share. It is paid no later than the last day of the month following the quarter in which it was earned.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-11

…e energy consumed. No electricity or natural gas consumption more than fourteen months prior to the last reading or self-reading may be billed, except in the event of lack of access to the meter, fail…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-1

When a period of four months has elapsed since the date of the last investigative act necessary to ascertain the truth, the president of the investigating chamber may, by petition, refer the matter to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-13

…n initiative under the conditions provided for in the first sentence of the first paragraph and the last paragraph of 3° of Article 3 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating cor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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