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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory

Article A123-61-1

…for the annual accounts confidentiality statement provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 123-111-1 is set out in Annex 1-5 to this book.A standard model for the declaration of confidentiali…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663 C

1. The advance payment calculated by the tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the proc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1668

1. Corporation tax gives rise to the payment, to the competent public accountant, of quarterly instalments determined on the basis of the results of the last closed financial year. The total amount of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments

Article L214-191

I. - Collective investments not covered by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter are referred to as: "Other collective investments". These include1° a SICAV established in the form of a simplified joint st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of continuing vocational training schemes

Article D6122-1

Each year, the Government submits to Parliament a document : 1° Bringing together the appropriations requested for the following year and the use of those granted for the previous year and for the cur…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-1-1

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 5° of article L. 111-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a lega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-12-1

For the application of II of article L. 1262-4-1, the project owner shall ask the subcontractor established outside France, before the start of each posting of one or more employees on national territ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 485-1

…nment, the reasons must also cover the choice of sentence with regard to the provisions of articles 132-1 and 132-20 of the Penal Code, except in the case of a mandatory sentence or confiscation of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-1

…nisations have been set up, the employer shall initiate negotiations at least once every four years:1° Negotiations on remuneration, in particular actual salaries, working hours and the sharing of add…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-10

…eir independence and to draw up the regional health plan and the programme mentioned in article L. 312-5-1 of the Code of Social Action and Families.It informs its members and government departments o…

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