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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 N

1. Each company in the group is required to pay the advance payments provided for in Article 1668 for the twelve-month period starting from the beginning of the financial year in respect of which this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-1

…ersons must hold a work permit if they are employed in accordance with the provisions of this code: 1° Foreign nationals who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union, another State pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1

…ns referred to in Article L. 531-2. Ia -Any natural person who manages an AIF mentioned in II or in 1° and 2° of III of article L. 214-24 without having been authorised to do so under the conditions s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…1-8 to R. 151-17n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of I, in article R. 151-3:1° In 2° of I, the words: "listed in Annex IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-9

If a person likely to assist in a research project mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1 falls into more than one of the categories mentioned in articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8, those of these pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 284

…onditions to which the granting of this exemption, this suspension or this rate is subject are not met.II. - Any recipient of transactions eligible for the reduced rates in accordance with Article 278…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Economic aid

Article R3231

…avril 2000 modifiée relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les administrations et du décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001 pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-13

…members of the municipal council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave is set at eighteen days per elected member for the duration of their term of office, regardless of the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19

…n exception to the provisions of Article 3 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Committees for the Protection of Individuals are subject to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…medical policy and the development of a policy for the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of care, as well as the conditions under which users are received and treated. They propose an a…

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