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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-1-1

…debited with the flat-rate charges levied by the bank for rejecting cheques for insufficient funds;15° Charges for direct debits rejected for insufficient funds: the account is debited with the charg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R742-10

…4-96n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 214-97 to R. 214-102n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-103n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 214-104n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-105 to R. 214-108n° 2013-687…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…any. x 14) The service provider provides socio-professional, educational and citizenship support. x 15) The service provider informs apprentices of their rights and duties as apprentices and employees…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…with the order for enforcement\n\t\t\t14\n\t\t\tOrder for payment\n\t\t\t\tOrder for payment\n\t\t\t15\n\t\t\tTransmission of the order for payment\n\t\t\t16\n\t\t\t\tProcedures relating to the order…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article L2333-87

…r vehicles benefiting from a distinctive carpooling sign created in application of articles L. 1231-15 or L. 1241-1 of the Transport Code. It may be reduced according to the income level of users, the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…the impact of which on the accounts cannot be clearly circumscribed. Justification of assessments 15. Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory audi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 4

…certifying that he takes responsibility for the absence of a written contract (CE, Sect. 8 February 2012, CCAS de Polaincourt, req N°340698). 4121. Written public contracts that do not refer to a set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 C

…for this region, the rates for 2009 of the additional tax on business tax provided for in article 1599 quinquies as it stood on 31 December 2009. (1)IV. - For the application in respect of 2010 of 4…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209

…icles 69, 70 and 71 of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 establishing uniform rules and a procedure for the resolution of credit institutions an…

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