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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-11

…ut prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles : 1° L. 1225-4, on protection against termination of the employment contract of an employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy ;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

…the provisions of articles L. 262, L. 263 B and L. 273 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, article 387 bis of the Customs Code, article L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II of article 1…

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

Article 217 decies

…unt of the sums actually paid to subscribe to the capital of the companies mentioned in article 238 bis HO, up to a limit of 25% of the taxable profit for the financial year, from the year in which th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-22

…The provisions of the first paragraph do not prevent the application of the provisions of article 3 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 L

…ified to companies that are members of a group within the meaning of Article 223 A or article 223 A bis, any taxpayer may request that the matter be referred to the national commission referred to in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729

…cealment of part of the price stipulated in a contract or in the case of application of article 792 bis.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

The expenditure mentioned in 7°, 8°, 10° bis, 11° and 14° of article L. 3321-1. Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 3123-20-2 mean compulsory contributions for t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

Art. 1At each annual due date of the contract, the premium payable by the insured is determined by multiplying the amount of the reference premium, as defined in Article 2, by a coefficient known as t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1

…e establishments of the company used to commit the offence; 4. Confiscation, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in article 131-21 of the Criminal Code; 5. The posting or dissemination…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Contracts for the purchase of precious metals

Article L224-98

…fessional purchaser or, in the case of a legal entity, its company name and the address of its registered office; 2° The unique identification number and, if the trader is registered with the trade an…

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