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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-12

…tion to respect the notice period and to pay the redundancy compensation provided for in article L. 1234-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations applicable to instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L314-16

…tion is executed using an instrument referred to in Article L. 133-28, the payment service provider may provide the payer, on paper or on another durable medium, only with information on the main feat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16

…t manages the Association's assets, defines its property policy and monitors its implementation. It may create or subsidise organisations of interest to the profession, as well as mutual aid organisat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

…belong to the profession practised by the taxpayer whose situation is being examined, the taxpayer may request that he or she be replaced by a representative of one of the professional organisations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I ter: Departmental rental value commissions

Article 1650 B

…rrent member of the departmental council and three members of the metropolitan council, two current mayors representing the communes in the Rhône department and two current mayors representing the com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for appointing liquidators

Article R613-12

…to lift or confirm these measures in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles R. 613-10 and R. 613-11. In this case, the time limits provided for in these articles are extended to eight…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

…7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13, or refuses to submit to the inspection provided for in article R. 2311-10, the president of the departmental council will give it formal notice to comply with the requirem…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Assessment of duties and taxes.

Article 108

…the retail declaration. 2. In the event of a reduction in the rate of customs duties, the declarant may request the application of the new tariff which is more favourable than that which was in force…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-3

I. - A limited partner may not take any external management action, except where he is the manager or management company of the company, and in that capacity only. In this case,article L. 222-6 of the…

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