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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…or a complete branch of activity or on the sale of a business, a craft business or a customer base may be subject to a staggered settlement plan where the parties have agreed to a deferred or stagger…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…n Union ;9° The keeping of the National Register of Companies;10° The keeping of entries made until 31 December 2022 in the National Register of Commerce and Companies and of deeds filed until that sa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…according to the procedures laid down for this establishment. However, the establishments concerned may, by agreement, derogate from these provisions by designating the establishment that determines t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

…the collection, transport and treatment of wastewater and the disposal of the sludge produced. They may also, at the request of the owners, ensure the work to bring the works referred to in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…the measures which are submitted to the vote of the classes of affected parties. Any affected party may submit a draft proposal to the Board of Directors. Any affected party may submit a draft plan wh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

…d Futuna Islands", with the exception of their mention in article R. 413-1 and in 1° of article R. 431-16; 3° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the senior administrator of the Wa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

By 31 January each year at the latest, all employers of salaried employees or persons treated as such are required to send the body responsible for collecting social security contributions a statement…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

For the "Creative Infrastructure" group, a maximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D pre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

…for in articles 222-34 to 222-40 are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-…

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

Article Annexe R344-7

…ent 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 machinery and equipment 12 41-43 Construction…

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