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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…he Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. In 2002, the flat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

…ropean Blue Card talent passport and the mobility programme talent-researcher passport are deleted; 17° In article R. 421-26, the reference to the passport talent-researcher-mobility programme is dele…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

…is unable to produce one of the supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-17 will be liable to the fine provided for second-class offences. However, these provisions do not a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

…l data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, and with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms; 5° Compliance of the information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-1-1

…uty's or councillor's deputising for the mayor under the conditions provided for in article L. 2122-17, the duration of the hours credited to the deputy or councillor is that provided for in I of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Strings

Article R4323-89

…in rescue procedures. The content of this training is specified in articles R. 4141-13 and R. 4141-17. It is renewed under the conditions set out in article R. 4323-3.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe XII

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…rface area of 9 square metres and a volume of 27 cubic metres in single rooms ;2° A surface area of 17 square metres and a volume of 50 cubic metres in rooms with two beds;3° A surface area of 24 squa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…sely claiming that a product or service is likely to cure illnesses, malfunctions or malformations; 17° Communicating materially inaccurate information on market conditions or on the possibilities of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-56

…1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Les personnes ou services visés au II de l'article L. 612-17 du code monétaire et financier, dans les conditions prévues à ce même article; 6° Le Haut Conseil…

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