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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200-0 A

…ter F, 199 septies, 199 terdecies-0 B, 199 quindecies, 199 octodecies, 199 vicies A, 199 tervicies, 200,200 bis, 200 quater A, 200 decies A, 200 undecies, 238 bis and at 2 to 4 of I of Article 197, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-157

Expansion or reconstruction work and sales of property assets by non-trading property investment companies must comply with the following conditions: 1° In the case of extensions : The cost, including…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

…icial Journal of the European Union under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1518 E

…ioned 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 the year 2017 in application…

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

Article R7122-15

…plication of the unemployment insurance scheme to these occupations provided for in article L. 5422-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

I.-The employer shall carry out measurements in the workplace when the results of the risk assessment show that exposure is likely to reach or exceed one of the following levels: 1° For the whole body…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

…xecutive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, within the limits that it shall determine and in accordance with procedures that allow it to be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-15

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 242-6 to R. 242-14 shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-15

…s 585.17 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 1,226.06 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 1,382.09 20 to 150 employees Less than €3,000,000 2,329.49 € Greater than or equal to €3,000,000 2,875.64 Mor…

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