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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter

…unt of exempt income.This declaration does not concern:1° Exempt income and interest referred to in 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater, 9° bis and 9° quater of article 157 ;2° (Not applicable);3° (Repealed);4° Inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-24

In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article R. 526-16 and article R. 526-22, the judge responsible for overseeing the trade and companies register in the ju…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-24

Jury members who take part in meetings and deliberations by means of audiovisual communication attend the meeting in its entirety, from the opening of the session until the final decision is taken, un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-24

In order to take account of the increased risks in the event of a disaster, buildings where the lowest floor of the top level is more than eight metres above the outside ground must have a fire-stable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-24

The employer shall send the authorised body the sections of the single simplified declaration by electronic means or by electronic data interchange under conditions defined by joint order of the minis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Special arrangements applicable to services supplied by taxable persons not established in the European Union

Article 298 sexdecies F

…ate of the European Union in which, in accordance with Title V of Chapter 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, the supplies of services are d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Exception for illustrative purposes in education and vocational training

Article R122-29

The appropriate licences referred to in II of article L. 122-5-4 shall be sent to the educational establishments or, in accordance with article R. 122-30, to the competent ministers, by registered let…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-29

Sworn merchandise brokers may be appointed to conduct the following public sales:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L773-24

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L774-24

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order…

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