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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

The surveillance and intervention arrangements to be put in place for each establishment take account of the types of activities offered for instruction by the establishment concerned and the skills o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hospitals.

Article R6141-16

Public health establishments that are not on the list of regional hospital centres or local hospital lists are hospital centres.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

…has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the industrial and commercial profits he has made since the end of the last taxed financial year, and on any income…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Obligations of agents

Article 1704

…possessor. It shall express in full the date of registration, the folio of the register, the number and the sum of the duties collected. Where the deed contains several provisions each operating a par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…ific solidarity allowance: 1° The insurance allowance previously received by the person concerned ; 2° The increased solidarity allowance ; 3° Family benefits; 4° The exceptional back-to-work bonus in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

I.-The regional chambers of commerce and industry provide the opinion requested by the regional council on any assistance scheme for business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Residential leisure parks

Article L333-1

…ification procedures for residential leisure parks operated as hotels, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The establishment is classified by the body mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-12

…sue of the invoice. The period agreed between the parties shall be expressly stipulated by contract and must not constitute a manifest abuse in relation to the creditor.In the absence of an express st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

An administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €2 million for a legal entity shall be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-13

…mported into the tax territory of the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte and the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, the Wallis and Futuna…

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