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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-14

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies may, on their own initiative or at the request of a client, treat as a professional or non-professional client, either generally…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-8

Authorisation to exceed the maximum weekly working time provided for in articles L. 3121-21 and L. 3121-25 may only be granted for a period expressly set by the competent authority. On expiry of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-80

Until the level of funding is determined, the skills operator pays the apprentice training centre an annual lump sum set by order of the ministers responsible for vocational training and the budget in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

The control officers mentioned in article L. 6361-5 are authorised to control the income and expenditure of the joint collecting bodies in respect of the personal training account. Any use of funds th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-3

I.-Partial access to a professional activity covered by this Part may be granted on a case-by-case basis if the following three conditions are met: 1° The professional is fully qualified to practise,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Simplified accounting presentation.

Article D123-200

For the application of articles L. 123-16 and L. 123-16-1:1° In the case of micro-enterprises, the balance sheet total is set at 350,000 euros, the net turnover at 700,000 euros and the average number…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-27

In the event of provisional suspension, temporary prohibition or striking off, the president of the regional company shall immediately inform the persons with whom the statutory auditor was carrying o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

I. - The tax credit defined in'article 244 quater E is deducted from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the assets eligible for the scheme are acquired, created or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-56

For the application of this section in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, the powers devolved to the presidents and staff of the regional chambers of trade and craft are exercised by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-3

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, New Caledonia and Mayotte, Article L. 621-1 of this Code reads as follows:"Art. L. 621-1:"The fact,…

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