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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose, organisation and operation

Article D6352-29

The business centres are set up in premises separate from the work premises, in such a way as to ensure that, while participating in the activity, where appropriate, employees are gradually trained or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-2

The budgetary and accounting year covers the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same year, except in the case of a new establishment coming into operation for the first time or a definiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 C

…etary and Financial Code and repos carried out under the conditions provided for in articles L. 211-27 to L. 211-34 of the same code;b. The negotiation and assumption of commitments, sureties and othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R782-11

…mer";4° In Articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15, R. 613-19, R. 613-22, references to Decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 are replaced by references to equivalent locally applicable provisions having the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R783-11

…mer";4° In Articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15, R. 613-19, R. 613-22, references to Decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 are replaced by references to equivalent locally applicable provisions having the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…thors taxed under the controlled declaration regime.Income from the operations mentioned in Article 279 bis is not eligible for the allowance provided for in the first paragraph.The allowance referred…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

I.-A contribution is levied on beverages and liquid preparations for beverages intended for human consumption:1° Falling under CN codes 2009 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

…and i and j of 1 bis of I of article 885-0 V bis of the General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017. The conditions set out in the penultimate paragraph of 1 and in c, e, f and i of 1 bis of I of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-8

Decisions by each college are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the vote of the college chairman shall be decisive. Each college adopts its own rules of procedure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-5

In the event of a dispute relating to the application of the provisions of articles L. 111-1, L. 111-2, L. 111-4 and L. 111-4-1, it is up to the professional to prove that he has fulfilled his obligat…

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