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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…ration tax calculated on the income taxed at the rate set in the second paragraph of I of article 219, on the income taxed at the rate set in b of I of Article 219 and on income taxed under the condit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…institutions for supplementary occupational retirement provision authorised pursuant to Article L. 942-7 of the Social Security Code, and legal entities administering an institution for collective oc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…for therapeutic purposes;8° Breast milk collected, qualified, prepared and preserved by lactariums;9° (Repealed) ;10° (Repealed) ;11° Processes and equipment intended for the disinfection of premises…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

Uniform instrument for requests based on Articles 25 and 26 of Directive 2019/1 ☐ Request for notification of preliminary objections and other documents pursuant to Art. 25 of Directive 2019/1/ EU ☐ A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…e brackets and by category of equivalent positions. The age groups are as follows:-under 30;-30 to 39;-40 to 49;-and 50 and over. With regard to equivalent job categories, the employer may, after cons…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

…icles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4, L. 121-8 to L. 121-10, L. 411-2, L. 413-1, L. 413-2, L. 413-4 to L. 413-9, L. 422-2, L. 441-1, L. 441-2, L. 452-1, L. 455-2, L. 512-4 and L. 531-1 of the French Consumer Co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

…lic.Where there are several baselines, the one closest to the coast is used.II. - 1° From 1 January 2023, the rates of the communal mining royalty are set at:- €183.50 per kilogram of gold contained f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…12 of the penal code; 7° Crime of theft committed in an organised gang provided for by article 311-9 of the Penal Code; 8° Aggravated crimes of extortion provided for by Articles 312-6 and 312-7 du c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…eration;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, les coopératives artisanale…

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