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Showing 15711580 of 3724 articles for Art. 18 April 1961

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-29

…to a skills operator in application of articles R. 6332-27 is paid to France Compétences before 30 April of the year following the end of the financial year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-17

…ablishment and freedom to provide services from the investment firms referred to in articles L. 532-18 and L. 532-18-1. It shall also receive notifications of freedom of establishment and freedom to p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…HE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-16 and R. 12…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions relating to the protection of trade marks and indications of origin.

Article 40

…products that do not comply with the obligations imposed on indications of origin by the law of 20 April 1932 and the decrees issued for its implementation are prohibited from entry and excluded from…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Automated processing of personal data known as the "Automated Fingerprint File".

Article R142-41

…processing of fingerprints, referred to in Article L. 142-2, is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Ministry of the In…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…uding financial expenses, allocated to their business and which they acquire or manufacture from 15 April 2015 until 14 April 2017 when these assets can be depreciated according to the system provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-4

…hares or founder's shares is prohibited. However, profit shares or founder's shares issued before 1 April 1967 remain governed by the texts relating to them.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-88

In order to obtain the aid, cinema operators must complete and submit electronically, by 30 April 2022 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-13

…ed companies which belong to the public sector by virtue of the aforementioned law no. 46-835 of 25 April 1946 and the aforementioned law no. 73-8 of 4 January 1973.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…opular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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