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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-1

For the application of article R. 7122-30 to Mayotte, the words: "and occupying one of the jobs defined by the agreement relating to the application of the unemployment insurance scheme to these profe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-10

The anonymity of the staff of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons responsible for examining asylum applications and conducting personal interviews with applicants is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-70

The authorisation provided for in Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-1

For the application of Article R. 134-2, notwithstanding Article 142-3 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…following that of their creation and declared in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 50-0 et 53 A.Profits are only subject to income tax or corporation tax for one quarter, half or thre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-27

A creditor who grants credit may be deprived of the right to interest in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount that may not exceed, for each of the breaches listed below, 30% of the interes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-82

…proportional to this value, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.290% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.532% From €17,000 to €60,000 0.355% More than €60,000 0.266%Dona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

…s of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They keep a book showing the amount an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

…they are banned from betting.The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978 may be exercised with the delegated federations to wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 septies

…the real estate register. Its rate is set at 100% for the first two years, 75% for the third year, 50% for the fourth year and 25% for the fifth year.It ceases to apply if the taxpayer changes during…

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