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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-1-2

The ex officio assessment is established on the basis of the declarations submitted in respect of vocational training, information collected from the administrations and bodies referred to in article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L434-6

The following may be excluded from family reunification:1° A family member whose presence in France would constitute a threat to public order;2° A family member suffering from a disease listed in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quater

The payments of sums of money mentioned in article 275 of the Civil Code when they are made over a period of more than twelve months from the date on which the divorce agreement by mutual consent refe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-1-2

When the conditions set out in article L. 621-4-1, the court appoints as liquidator at least two judicial representatives, one of whom is common to the debtor and the companies mentioned in 2° and 3°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-35

Structural aid is granted in consideration of:1° The additional financing requirements necessary for the activity of the distribution company;2° The quality of the work carried out by the distribution…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-2-1

…mic growth. In this capacity, it defines macroprudential policy and carries out the following tasks:1° It ensures cooperation and the exchange of information between the institutions that its members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-3

If the regional inter-professional joint committee certifies that the employee's career plan is genuine and serious, the employee has six months from notification of the decision to submit an applicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1736

I. - 1. A fine equal to 50% of the undeclared sums shall be imposed for failure to comply with the obligations set out in article 240 and 1 of article 242 ter and article 242 ter B. The fine is not ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial provisions

Article L4414-2

The Ile-de-France region benefits in particular from the following resource:1° (Repealed);2° The proceeds of the regional share of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A of the Gene…

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