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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions are e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-16

…downstream user is unable to provide all or part of the information referred to in Article R. 1342-15 within the time allowed, he shall inform the designated body referred to in Article R. 1342-13 of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-14-1

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-14

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:1° An accounting document certified by an auditor indicating the final cost of the cinematographic or audio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

…tions governed by the law of 1st July 1901, foundations recognised as being in the public interest, cancer centres mentioned in article L. 6162-1 of the Public Health Code, the professional unions and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption from producing all the documents mentioned in 2° of article L. 311-1

Article R313-14

…enting the documents provided for in articles R. 311-3, R. 313-1 to R. 313-4 and R. 313-6 to R. 313-8: 1° Andorran and Monegasque nationals; 2° Foreign nationals holding a visa bearing the words "fami…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L936-8

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 622-26, L. 625-4, L. 626-5, L. 626-20, L. 631-18, L. 641-14 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code are the New…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-144

…s mentioned in Articles L. 352-1 and L. 352-5, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require that the securities belonging to the associations formed by the said companies be deposi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article R224-14

…of their term of office and the procedures for making provisional appointments in the event of a vacancy caused by the death, resignation or dismissal of one or more members between two general meeti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…ournalists, editors, photographers, newspaper editors and drama and music critics received in their capacity as such constitute such allowances up to a maximum of €7,650. The same applies to the funct…

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