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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…7 February 2020Chapter III Limited liability companies Article D. 223-27 decree no. 2019-514 of 24 May 2019 Chapter V Public limited companies Article D. 225-104-1Decree no. 2017-1174 of 18 July 2017…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe XI-I

Appendix XI-I to article D. 4312-7 RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLEEvolution of expenditure associated with vocational training for young people-APPRENTISSAGEENS PROs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-15

…e day of the termination of the employment contract, whatever the cause. During this suspension, he may no longer use the status of public officer or the title of clerk of the commercial court. For a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…6-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to the freedom of communication and subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the expenses mentioned in II of this article when they c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

…hicle, shall be decided in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 1 of law no. 57-1424 of 31 December 1957".

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax system

Article 575

…l selling price in mainland France of manufactured tobacco is established for each product group by 31 January each year at the latest, on the basis of data relating to all units released for consumpt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-46

The implementation of the processing mentioned in article R. 142-43 by the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, by the district mayor is subject to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-22

…ench Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons was taken pursuant to articles L. 531-24 to L. 531-31 or L. 531-32 to L. 531-35, the written investigation is closed three clear days b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

…pe of the first paragraph of article R. 49-36, the departments and units mentioned in article 695-9-31 shall respond, in the event of an emergency, within a maximum of eight hours and, in the absence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-33

…r checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this is the case, it check…

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