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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles.

Article D1871-2

…d by the words: "the communes of French Polynesia, their groupings and their public establishments";2° For the application of the same I, 4° is deleted and 2° and 3° are replaced by the following prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Commissions

Article D2315-29

…iteria, the following thresholds: 1° The number of fifty employees at the end of a financial year ; 2° The amount stipulated in 2° of article R. 612-1 of the French Commercial Code for the annual reso…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R332-21

…broadcast in public in the following circumstances is punishable by a fifth-class fine:1° By force ;2° By fraud without being in possession of an access pass as provided for in article L. 332-1-2 of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

…as well as immediate life annuities or annuities in payment, may not be reduced or surrendered. Survivor's capital and survivor's annuity insurance, insurance in the event of life without counter-insu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

…the date of filing, the report shall be made available free of charge to the public, for at least five consecutive years, on: 1° The website of the company referred to in I of Article L. 232-6 or in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of thermal insulation materials for glazed walls, provided that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in respect of their activity as at 1 January each year, with the exception of insurance and reinsurance brokers and brokera…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Net gains and distributions relating to carried interest rights

Article 242 ter C

…rder no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds or venture capital companies, managers of sociétés de libre partenariat and the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…g: the report on the identification of materials and products on lists A and B containing asbestos; 2° In the case of the sale of all or part of apartment blocks: a) Reports on the location of List A…

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