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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A741-1

…presidents of the commercial courts is set as follows:1° In commercial courts with a staff of 25 to 30 judges: 1 or 2 agents;2° In commercial courts with a staff of 31 judges to 40 judges: 2 or 3 agen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 of 7 February 1989, the amended decree of 30 July 1974 and the amended decree of 25 April 1977, are deemed to comply with the technical requir…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

…increased by :- 70% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 60% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is greater than €307,500 and les…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…licant provides two passport photographs, as provided for in Article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 relating to passports, the cost of the document is €86.As an exception to the first…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 G

…emand, the additional registration duty, and, in addition, an additional duty equal respectively to 30%, 20% and 10% of the reduction granted depending on whether the breach is noted before the expiry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2-1

…of the first paragraph of article R. 822-2 send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 September at the latest, a file in duplicate comprising: 1° All official documents proving their…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article R2335-1

…ed in article L. 2334-2; 2° The allocation paid under the first part to each beneficiary commune in mainland and overseas France is equal to the ratio between the amount of the special allocation prov…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

…Remuneration received as part of the voluntary military service referred to inarticle 32 of law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 relating to military programming for the years 2019 to 2025 and containing…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article L3114-9

The concession granting authority may require tenderers:1° To entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect of services provided within the territory of mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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