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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

…ording resulting from L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-3 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 522-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Candidatures and pre-election procedures.

Article R723-6

Applications for the office of judge of a commercial court are declared to the prefect. No person may be a candidate for several commercial courts at the same time. Declarations of candidacy are admis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…ion sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic and audiovisual work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-1

…ubcontractors of its co-contractors, which it accepts pursuant toarticle 3 of law no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 relating to subcontracting, and that each of the companies carrying out temporary work…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

…icles L. 310-2-3 and L. 310-27 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order 2020-1595 of 16 December 2020 drawing the consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis A

…hirer keeps the other copy, together with the invoices or notes relating to the services, until 31 December of the fifth year following the issue of the invoices. The hirer is jointly and severally l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…ing code; 13° Conseiller prud'homme ;14° Maritime assessor referred to inarticle 7 of the law of 17 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union represe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…he allocation of sums not withdrawn by the beneficiaries, within a specified period, starting on 31 December of the year during which the distribution took place; 7° The allocation of the funds of ass…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Flat-rate tax on pylons

Article 1519 A

…s.The proceeds of the tax are paid to the beneficiaries mentioned in the second paragraph before 31 December of the current year. Any errors or omissions that are the subject of regularisation after t…

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