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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-7

…pecial safety measures referred to in article L. 212-2 are those relating to the practice of: 1° Scuba diving, anywhere, and freediving, in the natural environment and in diving pits ; 2° Canoeing and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Tax reduction for dependency expenses

Article 199 quindecies

Taxpayers, domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B and who are accommodated in an establishment or in a service mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the code de l'action sociale e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 D

…s or land registration tax and similar taxes, relating to judgments handed down in court which must be registered on the minutes, deeds and minutes of sale of catches and ships or breakage of ships an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Subdivisions of the department

Article L3113-2

I.-Changes to the territorial boundaries of cantons and the creation and deletion of cantons are decided by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the departmental council, which gives i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-3

…of the regional programme for access to training and vocational qualifications for people with disabilities is to meet their skills development needs in order to facilitate their integration into the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-1

…natural person of French nationality who is not domiciled in France within the meaning ofarticle 4 B of the General Tax Code ; 3° Any entity governed by foreign law; 4° Any entity governed by French…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Groups of employers falling within the scope of the same collective agreement

Article D1253-1

…article L. 1253-6, the employers' group shall send the following information and documents to the Labour Inspectorate responsible for its registered office, within one month of its formation: 1° The n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-31

…delivery, the organisation that finances all or part of a special payment instrument referred to in B of Article L. 1271-1 pays the issuer the equivalent value of the instruments ordered, so that the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

Copies issued by registrars relating to entries made in the legal publicity registers for which they are responsible may be disseminated electronically under the conditions set out in this article: a)…

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