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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-4

…les D. 312-5-1 and D. 312-5-2;7° Article R. 313-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 313-1.-Depending on his declarations regarding the reasons for his trip, the foreign national must present as appropriate:"…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…semi-trailers; b) The first paragraph of article R. 2241-19 of the Transport Code; c) Article 5 of Decree no. 2008-1455 of 30 December 2008 relating to the declaration and identification of certain m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…sen by the employer which precedes the year in which the indicators are published. The employer may decide to calculate the indicator relating to individual increases, defined in 2° of article D. 1142…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…e subject of a transfer to this establishment, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5211-17. In this case, the contribution of this public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation is de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

…y liquidation. These companies may request reimbursement of their unused claim from the date of the decision or judgment that opened these proceedings;3° Young innovative companies mentioned in articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…In such cases, provided that it is possible to postpone their execution under conditions defined by decree, the transactions are postponed for a period of ten working days from the day on which the ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

…r to the opening judgment, with the exception of employees, must send the judicial representative a declaration of their claims within the time limits set by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. Where the cr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

…f the sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12 ; b) Drawing up the form referred to in Article L. 312-17, in particular the requests to be made to the borrower to gather the information required for thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

…medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…tion of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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