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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII bis : Legal entities liable to corporation tax whose purpose is to transfer the use of movable or immovable property to their members free of charge

Article 239 octies

When a legal entity liable to corporation tax has the purpose of transferring the use of movable or immovable property to its members free of charge, the net value of the benefit in kind thus granted…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-2

…vote and stand for election in colleges 1 to 3: permanent staff and contract staff with a contract of at least ten months' duration on the closing date of the ballot, who are working in the establish…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to markets of national interest installed on the private property of a local authority and to those installed on buildings belonging to private individuals.

Article R761-25

The occupants of markets of national interest installed on an outbuilding of a local authority's private domain may only be leaseholders. In the event of delegated management of the national interest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to markets of national interest installed on the private property of a local authority and to those installed on buildings belonging to private individuals.

Article R761-26

Where all or part of a Marché d'Intérêt National is located on privately-owned buildings, the managing body is either the owner of the said buildings or the lessee for the duration of its contract to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-22

…the establishment social and economic committee(s) give and transmit their opinions. In the absence of an agreement, the opinion of each establishment social and economic committee is issued and forwa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-26

Works councils operate in the same way as company-level works councils.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-23

The works social and economic committees are responsible for and supervise the management of all social and cultural activities.However, establishment social and economic committees may entrust the ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-21

The site social and economic committee may call upon an expert as provided for in sub-section 10 of section 3 of chapter V of this title when it is competent in accordance with the provisions of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-25

In companies with at least fifty employees, the works' social and economic committees have legal personality.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

I. - The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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