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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-27

Decisions relating to the validation of one or more candidacies may be contested, on pain of inadmissibility, by application to the judicial court within seven days of the publication referred to in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-23

Until 31 December 2013, for the application in Mayotte of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2311-5, the words: "Between the deadline for mandating set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 1612-11…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D539

…by a civil solidarity pact.In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 763-10, the sentence enforcement judge may first seek the opinion of the multidisciplinary committee for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

ANNEX 1 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE D. 110-1LIST OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS DEFINING THE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND RESIDENCE ON FRENCH TERRITORY FOR NATIONALS OF THE STATES WITH WHICH THEY HAVE BE…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3-3

…II of article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013," are deleted.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to 10% of the sum of:1° Salaries and social charges relating to employees directly assigned to the crea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-5

…here appropriate, agree with the latter on the application of Article 72e of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and on any adjustment that at lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-56

…ctions and those requiring medical treatment, as well as any new facts mentioned in Article L. 1123-10, shall be sent to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products without del…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-17

Proofs of office, ballot papers bearing the names of the titular candidates and their substitutes, the explanatory circular and the ballot envelopes shall be given to voters present in the establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative procedure

Article L741-7

The decision to place the foreign national in detention may not be taken before seven days have elapsed since the end of a previous detention order made with a view to enforcing the same measure. Howe…

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