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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-15

…dustry level determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of I of article L. 2135-15 and according to the rule of proportional representation by the highest average. The total n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

I. - For the properties mentioned in I of Article 1498: 1° Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sales.

Article 251

1. Any voluntary operation that results in the loss of the francisation of a mortgaged vessel is prohibited, with the exception of the suspension of the francisation referred to in article L. 5112-1-7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

…ce fund. The split is decided by the management company. This split is declared to the Autorité des marchés financiers without delay. Each investor receives a number of units and, where applicable, de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-15

…e in the event of serious difficulties in the operation of the IT service referred to in Article R. 123-2..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Protection of wages.

Article L7122-15

If necessary, to ensure the payment of salaries, receipts may, at the request of the administrative authority or the interested parties, be subject to seizure during the representation, authorised by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-17

For the application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-7, the matter is referred to the official receiver by means of a petition filed with or addressed to the court registry. The clerk of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 quater

…ds or documents on a computer medium, to their reading or seizure, referred to in IVa of Article L. 16 B and to 4 and 4 bis of Article L. 38 of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-15

…ation shall be communicated in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017. Where the performance study co…

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