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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 C

Unless the first paragraph of Article L. 564-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, failure by an account holder to remit, under the conditions set out in Article L. 102 AG of the Book of Tax Procedure…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

…with the assets eligible to represent unit-linked commitments, subject to the following conditions:1° The contracting party or beneficiary may opt to receive securities or units when these are traded…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1

French insurance undertakings and their branches referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 as well as French branches of insurance undertakings referred to in 3° and 4° of the same Article may be authoris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…professional equality between women and men and the quality of life and working conditions cover : 1° The balance between personal and professional life for employees ; 2° The objectives and measures…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-123

…o the penalties set out inarticle 1739 of the General Tax Code. There are three possible scenarios: 1° If the tax authorities reply that the customer has no other Livret A savings account, the Livret…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-3

…o take tissue samples for therapeutic purposes from a deceased person, health establishments must : 1° Demonstrate that their organisation and operating conditions are such that retrieval operations c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 278-0 B

…goods of agricultural, fishing, fish farming or poultry farming origin which are normally intended 1° to be used in agricultural production; 2° to be used in the preparation of foodstuffs; 3° to be c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-29-5

The suspension order provided for in articles R. 752-29-2 and R. 752-29-3 exposes: 1° The objectives pursued by the territorial revitalisation operation agreement that the project is likely to comprom…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

…th acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt. This notification specifies : 1° The grounds on which the matter has been referred to the Agency ; 2° The rules provided for in Ar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Opening and layout

Article L331-1

The rules relating to the opening and development of camping and caravanning sites are set out in…

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