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Showing 30713080 of 3108 articles for Art. 21 Nov 2006

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 212-2 to L. 212-5 relating to the authorisation to operate as an operator…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…aled)III. - The benefit of the tax reduction referred to in I is subject to compliance with Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-1-1

…ged by the bank when the standing order cannot be executed due to an insufficient available balance;21° Document search charges: the account is debited with charges levied by the bank for searching fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…ing the services. L. 6313-1-1° L. 6313-1-2° L. 6313-1-3° L. 6313-1-4° Assessment indicators x x x x 21) The service provider identifies, mobilises and assesses the skills of the various internal and/o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…ce were located in France, would be required to obtain authorisation in accordance with Article L. 321-1 of the Insurance Code, Article L. 931-4 of the Social Security Code or Article L. 211-8 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies B

…4. Where the activity is carried out in an overseas department, the company must have achieved a turnover of less than €20 million in its last financial year. This turnover threshold is reduced to €15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…not subject to the contribution. Persons exempt from the authorisation provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-1-1 and L. 329-1 of the Insurance Code, Articles L. 931-4 and L. 931-4-1 of the Social…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

…e to the registry of the court of appeal. ";20° The second sentence of article R. 342-15 is deleted;21° In article R. 342-17, the second paragraph reads as follows:"The head of the border control serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-38

…aph, the persons mentioned in I and the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-15 shall promptly notify the resolution college of any change making such review or up…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…the calculation of indicators The remuneration of each employee, within the meaning of article L. 3221-3, is reconstituted on a full-time equivalent basis over the annual reference period in question.…

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