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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Definition of Community territory

Article 256-0

For the application of this Chapter: 1°The other Member States of the European Community are those listed in Article 299 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, excluding the following terr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Withholding of copyright tax

Article 285 bis

…lishers, collective rights management organisations and producers who pay the rights referred to in 2 of III of article 293 B must, except where the author has waived this arrangement pursuant to 3, d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…ax department, who undertakes to complete the formalities incumbent on this person and, in the case of taxable transactions, to pay the tax on its behalf. Failing this, the value added tax and, where…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-2

A person who by mistake or under duress has paid the debt of another may bring an action for restitution against the creditor. Nevertheless this right ceases in the case where the creditor, as a resul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-2

I. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall apply if any of the persons referred to in the same Article L. 465-1 recommends that one or more transactions be carried out on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Abolition of the committee.

Article L2345-2

Where a group of undertakings has set up a European Works Council, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2342-2 or an agreement reached within the group may decide to abolish the Group Works Council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Dismissal of employee advisors.

Article L2411-21

The dismissal of an employee adviser appointed to assist an employee under the conditions set out in Article L. 1232-4 may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator.

Article L2523-2

Where the parties fail to agree on the appointment of a mediator, the latter shall be chosen by the administrative authority from a list of persons appointed on the basis of their moral authority and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 14: Dismissal of union representatives

Article L2411-24

Trade union representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

…or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement extended or approved in application ofarticle L. 314-6 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles may define the distribution of wo…

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