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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-13

In the event of the opening of safeguard or receivership proceedings, the court-appointed administrator or the judicial representative shall refer, including by dematerialised means, the application f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-22-2

The draft primary or amending budgets of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry are sent to the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry at least 15 days before the genera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R632-3

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers is unable to provide an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area exercising similar pow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-126

If the company does not approve the proposed transferee, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions ofarticles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24.If the acquirer is a third party to the company, the prov…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…421-6 of the Public Health Code;9° Chapter VII of Title I of Book III of the Internal Security Code;10° Articles L. 212-14, L. 232-25 to L. 232-27, L. 241-2 to L. 241-5 and L. 332-3 to L. 332-13 of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…commissions of the same nature are themselves subject to value added tax under the domestic system; 10° Transactions subject to tax on insurance policies; 11° Transactions referred to in d and g of 1°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

…categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a population of 200,000 or more;2° Category B: cinemas locat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

…or candidates; 9° Article R. 48 prohibiting discussions and deliberations inside polling stations; 10° The articles R. 49 and R. 50 relating to the policing of the polling station; 11° Article R. 51…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…); 8° Liquid or gaseous bromine, excluding compounds; 9° Cadmium: metallurgical and smelting works; 10° Soluble mineral cadmium compounds; 11° Chlorine gas, excluding compounds; 12° Chloromethane (or…

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