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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

…to the rules applicable to these same taxes. III.-As long as the administration's right of recovery may be exercised, in accordance with article L. 177 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, taxpayers shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-14

The conciliation and referral office may, notwithstanding any procedural exception and even if the defendant does not appear, order: 1° The issue, where applicable, under penalty of a fine, of work ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-14

I. - Aid for property investment may only be granted if the beneficiary has submitted an application to this effect before the start of the investment.Where the beneficiary is a large company, aid may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

…utions towards the formation of the share capital have been paid up in full or in part, as the case may be.Registration may only be refused if the Articles of Association do not comply with the laws a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-3

…a:place where the activity is carried out; -level of activity or level of resources received, which may be expressed as a financial amount or as the number, frequency or duration of transactions carri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

…sidents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreign nationals in France, personal data may be collected, stored and processed automatically under the conditions provided for by Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

…the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L742-14

…the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…reatments, as well as in the operations to be carried out as part of the programme; 5° The operator may not subcontract all or part of the operations provided for in the learning programme. It underta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-13

…lowing paragraph. The sentence enforcement judge or the president of the sentence enforcement court may, however, decide that the adversarial hearing will be held in the judicial court when the withdr…

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