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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

…e minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 2123-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of functional allowances that may be allocated to member…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

I. - The provisions of articles 1391 and 1391 B are applicable to taxpayers whose income for the year preceding that for which the tax assessment is made does not exceed the sum of 11,885 €, for the f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1459

…president of the commercial court shall have jurisdiction to hear claims made pursuant to Articles 1451 to 1454. In that case, he may apply Article 1455. The court with territorial jurisdiction is th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article R533-16-0

…osures referred to in II of Article L. 533-22 include the following information: 1° The most significant medium- and long-term risks associated with the investments made under the contract; 2° The com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

…ethods available to them. It also includes, in order, the following information: 1° For the identification of the medicinal product or product: a) The name of the medicinal product or product, the str…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 214-15, when, in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-16

…ry, the periods provided for in articles…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 169

…designated by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the ministers responsible may be imported under the temporary admission procedure, under the conditions laid down in this chap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496

I. - The rental value of premises allocated to residential use or used for home-based salaried activity is determined by comparison with that of reference premises chosen, in the municipality, for eac…

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