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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-60

…substitute(s) shall be chosen from among the persons listed in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers, and the provisions of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

Where the technical and organisational measures provided for in Article R. 4412-17 are not feasible in view of the nature of the activity, the employer shall take, in order of priority, the necessary…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…tablishment of customers in the internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC, consisting of: 1° Blocking or restricting a customer's access t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

…are replaced by communes déléguées subject to this section.The municipal council of the new commune may decide to abolish some or all of the communes déléguées, within a timeframe that it determines.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…mall and medium-sized companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets included in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…ipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general resolution adopted under the conditions defined in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt fr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to Guadeloupe

Article R591-4

…d as follows:"Art. R. 531-7.-The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule within the time limit set out in Article R. 531-6 where it considers this nec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article R591-7

…d as follows:"Art. R. 531-7.-The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule within the period provided for in Article R. 531-6 where it considers this ne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Processing asylum applications

Article R591-12-1

For the application of Chapter I of Title III of this book in Mayotte: 1° In Article R. 531-2: the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2671-2

…s otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title VIID. 2171-4D. 2171-5Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14In Title IXD…

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