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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 untricies

The levies mentioned in articles 1609 novoviciesand 1609 tricies are declared and settled by the online gaming or betting operators mentioned in these articles in accordance with the following procedu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-107

The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed an amount corresponding to a percentage of the loss of turnover suffered in 2020 less the amount of aid received in respect of 2020 pursuant to Decree no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-17

I. - The AMF shall receive notifications of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services from the investment firms referred to in articles L. 532-18 and L. 532-18-1. It shall also receive…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…ed to civil parties in respect of infringements of the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

In the case of a European Cooperative Society, the registered office of which is situated in a Member State, the law of which allows, under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-17

Subject to Articles L. 4163-18 to L. 4163-20, disputes relating to decisions taken by the managing body pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Chapter and to this Section 4 shall be settled in accordanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-18

The establishment in which the operations for which authorisation has been granted are carried out operates in compliance with the rules of good practice laid down under the conditions referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-190

I. - The 10% limit stipulated in the first and penultimate paragraphs of I and in the first paragraph of II of article R. 214-32-19 is raised to 50% for general-purpose professional funds.However, a g…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1137

Larceny is when a contracting party obtains the consent of the other by deceit or falsehood.Larceny is also constituted by the intentional concealment by one of the contracting parties of information…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1140

Violence occurs when a party enters into a commitment under the pressure of a constraint which inspires him with the fear of exposing his person, his fortune or those of his relatives to considerable…

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