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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-21

…t up by decision of the Managing Director, under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies, and with the agreement of the acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-2

As stated in Article 226-26 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of diverting information gathered on a person by means of an examination of their genetic characteristics from their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-87

This aid is granted under the same terms and conditions as those provided for in articles 916-26 to 916-33.However, the 20% reduction provided for in the ninth paragraph of article 916-28 and the dead…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-7

…old, his/her fingerprints will be taken in full, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of 26 June 2013.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-11

…h the provisions relating to maximum weekly working hours set out in articles L. 3121-20 to L. 3121-26 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. As many fines are imposed for each infringement as there ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-3

…prentice under the age of eighteen to work at night, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6222-26, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-28

…ne of the items mentioned in i and ii of a of Article 69 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, classified in Level 1 as provided for in Article R. 351-23, in the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

…eedings or territorial insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, as well as proceedings brought pursuant to Sectio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-23

…cumentation requirements are set out in Articles 243 to 246 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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