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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-21

The fee provided for in article R. 663-23 for the verification of non-wage claims (number 4 of table 4-3) varies according to the amount of the claim, as follows: AMOUNT OF CLAIM IN € EMOLUMENT IN € (…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…mit provided for in Article R. 5221-1 is waived for: 1° Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 288

1. Subject to the provisions of 2, 3 and 4 below, goods of any kind, irrespective of their quantity and irrespective of their country of origin, provenance or destination, are admitted to free zones.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 267

I. - The following are to be included in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 209

Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture may: a) designate the parts of the area defined in the preceding article where the formality of an open accou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

…same reservation;3° By purge;4° By the termination permitted in the last paragraph of Article 2417 and to the extent provided for by that text.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees or in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-2

…yer seeks the approval of employees in application of articles L. 2232-12, L. 2232-23-1, L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-26 are as follows:1° The consultation takes place during working hours, by secret ballot…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

On pain of nullity, the trust contract and its amendments shall be registered within one month of their date with the tax department of the trustee's registered office or with the non-resident tax dep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-25

Exceptionally, in certain sectors, in certain regions or in certain companies, exceeding the maximum forty-six-hour working week provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 and L. 3121-24 may be authorised fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-21

…ts which have not yet been made available for distribution to policyholders, contract beneficiaries and reinsured undertakings. These surplus funds are not considered as insurance and reinsurance comm…

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