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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-10-1

Persons who have made a declaration of assignment pursuant to Article L. 526-7 and benefiting from the schemes provided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…e permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10, L. 421-13 or L. 421-16 to L. 421-21, the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent-researcher…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…mars 2016 L. 314-6 Resulting from order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-7 à L. 314-10, L. 314-13, L. 314-14, L. 314-19 et L. 314-20Resulting from Order No. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 314-22 Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-6

…luded from the application of an internal bail-in measure implemented pursuant to II of Article L. 613-55-1, the resolution board is not required to terminate the aforementioned financial contracts or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-16

…and specifies the public resources made available to it within a multi-year framework.By 1 January 2022 at the latest, the National Sports Agency will adopt a charter for the respect of the principle…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

…le 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-27-1

…4-7-2. For subsequent financial years, it changes in the same way as the flat-rate allocation. From 2022, it is equal to the amount paid out the previous year.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…age facilities for non-hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the biogas captured for en…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24

The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-22

If the employee accepts the reclassification leave, it begins on expiry of the response period provided for in article R. 1233-21.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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