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

Article R526-20

Declarations and filings to the special register mentioned in Articles R. 526-15 and R. 526-16 are made electronically, through the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions p…

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

Article R526-25

The disaffiliation of a sole trader with limited liability from the social security body to which he is subject pronounced in application of the two first paragraphs of article L. 613-4 of the Social…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

Sont obligatoires pour la collectivité territoriale:1° Les dépenses relatives au fonctionnement des organes délibérants et à l'entretien de l'hôtel de la collectivité;2° Les dépenses relatives aux ind…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212 bis

I. - The net financial charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-22

The Labour Inspector's decision is reasoned. It is notified by any means capable of giving it a date certain: 1° To the employer ; 2° To the company doctor; 3° In the case of an autonomous service, to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-29

The communes directly receive the sums due to them in respect of the first part of the special allocation. Sums relating to the second part are allocated, subject to the provisions of the following pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

The collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

Sont considérés, au regard de la récidive, comme une même infraction, les délits prévus et réprimés par:1° Les articles L. 121-2 à L. 121-4 et L. 132-2, les articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 and L. 132-25…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

The surveys provided for in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22 as well as the periodic assessment of the state of preservation provided for in article R. 1334-27 and the visual examination provided for…

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