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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIe: Special arrangements for those liable for tax on services provided by electronic communications operators

Article 1693 sexies

…ultimately be liable may defer payment of subsequent instalments. If the amount of tax is more than 20% higher than the amount of the advance payments made, the late payment interest provided for in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-10

…oversees the application of the unemployment insurance agreements provided for in article L. 5422-20, makes rulings in the cases provided for by these agreements in accordance with the examination p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5216-4-1

…mmunity councillor are at most equal to 28% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. In agglomeration communities with a population of between 100,000 and 399,999, these allowances…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-4

…has been compiled and examined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2321-19 and R. 2321-20 below, and from the character tests carried out on the applicant and any members of his or her fa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-23

In the case mentioned in 1° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-114

…e R. 1333-113 of this code and Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-23

…ical form and the constituents of the excipient. II. - For the application of 5° of article R. 5141-20, when reference is made to published literature recognised in the tradition of veterinary homeopa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-131

…t 160 hours spread over a maximum period of twelve weeks; - or during a training period of at least 200 hours spread over a maximum period of nine months. For the common part of the second-degree stat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-3

…the group of undertakings benefiting from an exemption from disclosure may not represent more than 20% of the gross non-life insurance premiums written by all the undertakings mentioned in article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

…this I and the annual salaried workforce. This threshold is raised to 5% from remuneration paid in 2015.However, a company whose annual salaried workforce falling within the categories defined in the…

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