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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-26

…231-27, or awarded pursuant to Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prior declaration.

Article L4532-1

When the planned duration or volume of work on a building or civil engineering project exceeds certain thresholds, the project owner must submit a prior declaration before the work begins: 1° To the a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts;5° An emphyteutic lease provided for in Article L. 1311-2 of the General Code of Local Authorities, as it stood prior to the entry into force of the afore…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appointment of an ad hoc administrator

Article R53-6

Where, within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, it is not possible to appoint one of the persons on the list provided for in Article R. 53 or that this list has not yet been drawn up, and one o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Purchasing organisation

Article L2313-1

To organise its purchasing, the purchaser may: 1° Pool its requirements with other purchasers, under the conditions set out in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-4

The level of results referred to in article D. 1142-3 and the results obtained for each indicator referred to in articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1 are published annually, no later than 1st March of t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

CIVIL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICYFOR PUBLIC SPORTS EVENTS (art. A. 331-24 and A. 331-25) General terms and conditions This contract is governed by the French Insurance Code and by the general and speci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 120

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article :1° Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from shares of any kind and founders' shares in financial, industrial, commercial, civil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 6-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 623-1)

Article Annexe 6-1

I. - Environmental assessment tabulated by the debtorName of the operator:Company name: Name of the insolvency administrator: 1. Identification of the site City: Department: Usual designation of the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

1. For the taxation of their profits, companies whose turnover excluding tax, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the operating time during the reference year, does not exceed, in the previous cale…

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