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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-4

For the purposes mentioned in the two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater O

After informing the parties concerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in Article 1649 quater N and having given them the opportunity to present their obser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5842-10

…to the same department and by joint order of the representatives of the State in the departments concerned in the opposite case" are replaced by the words: "of the High Commissioner of the Republic".I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-9

In the absence of an agreement, the provisions of articles L. 2353-29 to L. 2353-32 relating to employee participation on the board of directors and supervisory board within the European Company apply…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-20

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 121-29, the deliberations of the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration are enforceable by operation of law fifteen days after…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-38

…lication for inclusion on the list of persons mentioned in article R. 811-27 is examined in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 811-29 and R. 811-31 to R. 811-35.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 Ju…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16°: Acquisitions of woods and forests and land for reforestation

Article 1137

…re land not subject to a prohibition on afforestation, recorded in a notarised deed signed before 1 January 2005, are exempt from any levy for the benefit of the Treasury if the purchaser undertakes i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article D3333-1

…ister in charge of energy the data required to determine the quantities of electricity supplied, since 1st January, in each commune, in addition to the data relating to transport. III - From 1st Janua…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book…

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