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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

An additional tax on business property tax is levied for the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of article L. 22-10-76 includes the following information, relating to the executive manager or managers as a whole: 1° The way in which it respects the com…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-27

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 6122-1 is granted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The Director General keeps an up-to-date list of authorisations for all the care ac…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article L351-2

Unaccompanied minors may only be placed and held in the waiting area for the time strictly necessary to determine whether their asylum application is inadmissible or manifestly unfounded, in exception…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

French nationals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-17

I. - With the exception of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the penalty payment provided for in Article L. 612-25 and the penalty payments and sanctions provided for in Articles L. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-82

Proxy and remote voting forms transmitted electronically under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 comply with the rules laid down in Articles R. 225-76 to R. 225-81, R. 22-10-24 and R. 225-95…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Resources and expenditure of the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-57

The following costs are borne by the inter-company social and cultural activities committee out of the sums paid to it for its operation: 1° The cost of certification of the annual accounts provided f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Invalidity of deeds on formal grounds.

Article 113

All pleas of nullity against procedural acts that have already been performed must be raised simultaneously, failing which those that have not been raised will be inadmissible.

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