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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-104

…erage turnover or the average result is determined:1° For persons who began their activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;2° For p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-4

…ity date, covering the same invention and belonging to the same inventor or his successor in title, may not, in respect of the common parts, be the subject independently of each other of a transfer, p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Transmission of information.

Article R5323-10

…principle of non-discrimination mentioned in articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 and law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

…g technical second cycle of public establishments and higher technician sections; 6° At the rate of 10%, in proportion to the number of pupils in the short technical second cycle of public establishme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter A

…he group in respect of a period prior to the entry into force of the option provided for in Article 1693 ter may not be carried forward on a return whose elements are taken into account for the calcul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10-2

The in-depth assessment is updated during the course of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-16

…rité des marchés financiers of the identity of the external valuer it has appointed. This authority may require the appointment of another external valuer if the conditions set out in I are not met.Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Declaration of non-retail sales

Article 1649 bis A

…ght of communication, traders and craftsmen with regard to the taxation of their profit or turnover may be required, in accordance with procedures to be laid down by decree, to declare to the administ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

…ame conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status of civil servants;2° May not, either themselves or through an intermediary, have any interest in the companies or establi…

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