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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-20

Failure to lodge the declaration within the time limits specified in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 284

…ons cease to be met following the sale to their occupants, under the conditions provided for by loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining lease-to-own property, of housing mentioned in 1° of III of ar…

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

Article 210

The provisions of this article apply to capital gains, other than those referred to in the second paragraph of II of article 238 octies, realised before the entry into force, under conditions set by d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231

…55% in the departments of French Guiana and Mayotte.6. The dispositions de l'article 1er de la loi n° 68-1043 du 29 novembre 1968, qui, sous réserve du 1, ont supprimé la taxe sur les salaires pour l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-22

After the election of its standing committee under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5, the departmental council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

I. - Transactions contributing to the production or supply of immovable property are subject to value added tax under the following conditions.1. The following are treated in the same way as tangible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

For the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-2-2

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4341-2 in the form of certified information.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-2-2

The organisations issuing the training qualifications will send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4322-2 in the form of certified information.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-2-2

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4342-2 in the form of certified information.

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