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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article D6222-21-1

…han five calendar days from the date of referral to the mediator as provided for in article L. 6222-18, the apprentice shall inform the employer of his intention to terminate the contract by any means…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-7

…ity Code" are replaced by the words: "provided for in 7° of article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-92

…tions for direct allocations must be submitted by the delegated production company no later than 31 December of the calendar year in respect of which the direct allocations are calculated in accordanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Article L2728-1

…to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action, unless otherwise stated in th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L2725-1

…to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action, unless otherwise stated in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HV

For the assessment of corporation tax, cash subscriptions, made from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2028, to the capital of approved capital companies, subject to corporation tax under the condition…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

…s of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis C

…nherited property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, drawn up between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2028, are exempt from the 2.50% duty up to the value of property located in the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1004

…istration publishes a list of foreign insurers with a responsible representative on the previous 31 December in the Journal Officiel.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis A

…Risk Management Fund, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, are established, liquidated and recovered in accordance with Arti…

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