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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-2

The tax is calculated by applying a rate of 10.72% to the price of tickets for screenings organised by operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments. This rate is multiplied by 1.5 in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title III: PRIVATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Article L2430-2

By way of derogation from Article L. 2410-1, the public housing offices and private low-cost housing bodies referred to in Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-2

Concluding a fixed-term employment contract for a purpose other than that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1242-2 or outside the cases provided for in that same article and in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1481-2

For the application of this Part in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° In article L. 1121-3, the third paragraph is deleted; 2° In article L. 1330-1, the words: "article 346 of the Trea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Organisation, operation and control of the guarantee fund.

Article R421-25

Membership of the fund by the companies referred to in article L. 421-2 only ceases in the event of withdrawal, termination or lapse of authorisation. Companies which are members of the guarantee fund…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-2

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 642-19, where the simplified procedure is decided pursuant to Article L. 641-2, the liquidator shall sell the movable assets by mutual agreement or at p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-21

When the application for a residence permit is made pursuant to article L. 431-2, the residence permit is issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national is domiciled within the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management costs and tax and social security measures.

Article L7233-2

A declared legal entity or sole proprietorship that provides personal services exclusively to individuals benefits from : 1° A reduced rate of value added tax under the conditions set out in i of Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1 - Financing of the differential end-of-mandate allowance for local elected representatives

Article D1621-2

The compulsory contribution rate referred to in Article L. 1621-2 of this code is set at 0.2% of the total maximum compensation likely to be paid to potential beneficiaries of the fund, as defined in…

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