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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…he Syndicat national des téléphériques de France ; 14° The President of the National Association of Mayors of Mountain Resorts; 15° The President of the National Association for the Study of Snow and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 37

…the last taxed period or, in the case of a new business, from the commencement of operations until 31 December of the year in question. These same profits are then deducted from the results of the ba…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Refusal and withdrawal of the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-58

…temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31 is withdrawn in the following situations: 1° The establishment or company employing the foreign n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…article L. 2121-22, the first, second and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2121-29, article L. 2121-31, from 1° to 8° of article L. 2122-21 and articles L. 2122-24, L. 2122-27, L. 2122-28 and L. 2122-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L744-5

…1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 213-6-2 order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 213-6-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-88

…ticle R. 214-85 and the 20% ratio referred to in article R. 214-86 are complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 21…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Collation of trade union election results

Article D2122-6

…to the Minister responsible for labour. The results of the first electoral cycle are transmitted by 31 March 2013 at the latest.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-34

The electricity distribution organisations mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 and suppliers of electricity at the regulated tariffs mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-7

…of Article L. 822-1 are required to declare to the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes before 31 March each year the total amount of fees they have invoiced during the previous calendar year to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

I. - (Repealed) II. - The Autorité des marchés financiers may ask the statutory auditors of persons whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market for any information on the persons th…

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