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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-15

…are assigned or in the event of death, the creditors mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 526-12 retain as their sole general pledge that which was theirs at the time of renunciation or death.In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Recourse through the hierarchy

Article R1253-30

…ns to grant approval, change the collective agreement and withdraw approval for an employers' group may be appealed to the authority referred to in article R. 1253-12 within one month of notification…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-3

…umption is calculated on a flat-rate basis, pursuant to the third paragraph of I of article L. 2224-12-4, sanitation fees may also be calculated on a flat-rate basis.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-25

As an exception to the provisions of the first and third paragraphs of Article L. 123-12, individuals placed by option or by right under the simplified actual tax regime may only record receivables an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

…6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010, and 17°; 3° Articles L. 561-2-1 to L. 561-2-3; 4° Article L. 561-3 with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

…6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010, and 17°; 3° Articles L. 561-2-1 to L. 561-2-3; 4° Article L. 561-3 with the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Postponement of transfer

Article L751-7

…751-6, the provisions of Articles L. 732-1, L. 732-4, L. 733-1 to L. 733-4 and L. 733-8 to L. 733-12 shall apply.Failure to comply with the requirements associated with house arrest shall be punishe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-34

…all or part of a group is assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same articles are assessed at the level of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R3211-8

…ecides, in the light of the medical opinion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3211-12-2, not to hear him. The other parties are not required to be represented by a lawyer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electrical installations and precautions against static electricity

Article R4462-23

…are deemed to be premises or locations exposed to fire risks within the meaning of article R. 4215-12. In the case of an explosive atmosphere, they are also deemed to be exposed to explosion risks wi…

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