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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-16

…e centres under the authority of a commune or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may be made available to the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service at their request an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-16

…aid is partly or wholly funded by the Department. The annual agreement on objectives and resources may be amended during the year by means of a rider.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

The amount of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10-1, is determined in accordance with the following formula, for an accounting year i :CFi = max [0; T% x (Mi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-10

In time cover, the premium stipulated for the entire duration of the cover is earned in the event of total loss or abandonment at the insurer's expense. If the insurer is not responsible for the total…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…he resources available to the school, as defined in III of article R. 114-20.To this end, before 30 September, it communicates to the region to which it is attached and to the rector of the academic r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 A

…When a company has offered its employees stock options under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-184 of the French Commercial Code or where one or more shareholders or unit holder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…o papers and filters sold, distributed or offered separately. III. - 1° of I comes into force on 20 May 2020 for tobacco products containing a clearly identifiable flavour whose sales volume represent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

…3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury account held at the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…months. At the discretion of the bodies mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-19-1, this period may be less than six months if this is justified by the training pathway of the persons concerned, t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-16

…hed version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. On reasoned request, this period may be extended by one year, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'i…

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