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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…ED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 FOR COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve consecutive months as the reference period for calculating the indicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

…ded investment company or units in a mutual fund, as well as from the dissolution of such entities, may be deferred under the conditions set out in II.II. - The benefit of deferred taxation is subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-33

The following are eligible for the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux:1° From 2017, the following are eligible for the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux:a) Public establishments f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…The fund rules specify the composition and procedures for appointing its supervisory board, which may be carried out either by election on the basis of the number of units held by each unitholder, o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-2

…d correctly assess the risks involved; 2° Subscribers or members who allocate a premium of at least 100,000 euros to the acquisition of rights expressed in these units of account; 3° Or, where the uni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Intercommunal direct tax commission

Article 1650 A

…operation or the member communes.Agents of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may participate in the inter-municipal direct tax commission, without voting rights, within the foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-8

…following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER IN € EMOLUMENT IN € From 0 to 5 From 0 to 750,000 1,410.75 From 6 to 19 750,001 to 3,000,000 1 881,00 € From 20 to 49 From 3 000 001 to 7 000 000 5,643.0…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° A The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 412-6 is not applicable to the renewal of the residence permit of a foreigner in a state of po…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

I. - No person may carry out the functions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 on a paid or voluntary basis, or in articles L. 223-1 and L. 322-7, nor work with minors in the physical…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…jects seized are unavailable, that they are placed in the custody of the third party, and that they may not be disposed of or moved, except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article…

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