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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…ticles L. 132-5 and L. 132-6 of the Heritage Code.Subject to Articles L. 331-7 to L. 331-10, L. 331-30 to L. 331-32 and L. 331-34 of this code, the authority determines the terms and conditions for ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…ten years. Financial compensation for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to Article 30 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities is included in the g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

…e with the provisions of the second paragraph, two intermediate parent undertakings in the Union by 30 December 2023 at the latest. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the manner in which the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…ducts 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10 29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment 11 31-33 Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-79

…yees: five members and five alternates; f) 80 to 129 employees: six members and six alternates; g) 130 to 159 employees: seven members and seven alternates; h) 160 to 199 employees: eight members and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…subject to corporation tax up to the higher of the following two amounts:1° Three million euros;2° 30% of its income determined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of this I is pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Article 297 A

…is not significant, the taxable amount may be constituted by a fraction of the sale price equal to 30% of the latter.>

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-8

…staff authorised to assist him; 5° The public prosecutor's delegates instituted in Article R. 15-33-30 of this code, to carry out the tasks entrusted to them by the judicial authority under Articles 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standing advisory group on working conditions

Article R4641-8

…into account for the measurement of the audience provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9, at least 30% of the votes cast in favour of organisations recognised as representative at this level, whateve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…y Code, the single wage allowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance and the childcare allowance, maintained under Articles 12 and 13 of Law no. 77-765 of 12 July 1977 instituting the family supplem…

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