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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…0° and 11°; 21° Logic units providing safety functions; 22° Roll-over protective structures (ROPS); 23° Falling-object protective structures (FOPS).

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

…eed yield and the average rate of profit sharing for all contracts of the same type;-from 1 January 2022, the manner in which the investment policy takes into account environmental, social and governa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quindecies

…ps or companies concerned or if these companies fail to comply with articles L. 214-121 and L. 214-123 to L. 214-125 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. However, the tax credit is not refunded…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter B

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-14

…rary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" as provided for in Articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-8, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 425-1 or L. 426-5; 4° Carte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…onal claims assigned by way of guarantee or pledged under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 et seq, as well as the effectiveness of this transfer against third parties without the need for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289 A

I. - When a person not established in the European Union is liable for value added tax or is required to fulfil reporting obligations, it is required to have a taxable representative established in Fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-8

I. - Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment.In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater coll…

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