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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…nt credit institution within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 ;3b. The expression: "participating Member State" means a State participating in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…he enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1-1

…L. 141-19, L. 141-20, L. 143-7 and L. 143-11 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 for growth, activity and equal economic opportunities. Article L. 144-7 is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-83

…submit the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-6

The application to obtain the return of the child, pursuant to the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, shall be lodged, investigated and judged in acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

…the application in Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1680 A. 2. At t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…he same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 201…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quaterdecies

…n or body, to the competent public accountant, on the basis of a special declaration, no later than 15 October of the year following that in which the income subject to the contribution is received. S…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L763-1

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 411-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 411-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411-4 Order no. 2…

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