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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1794

…nd 21 to 33 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 22 to 24 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 of 11 December 2017. However, if the infringe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-5

…onditions:1° Titles I and III shall not apply to Saint-Martin;2° For the application of Article R. 4241-1, the economic, social and cultural council is assimilated to the regional economic, social and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-26

…ary previously received within the limits of the minimum and maximum amounts set in article D. 6341-24-3. It is calculated according to the legal working hours set out in article L. 3121-27 on the bas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-17

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-24-55 comply with the following rules:1° They comply with at least one of the following criteria:a) They have an issue maturity of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-58

The declaration provided for in article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the following documents:1° Documents proving the identity and nationality of the person making the declaration or, in the case of a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Advertising of regulated commercial transactions

Article L121-22

Any advertising of:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-1

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-3

…ompensation Fund; g bis) Proceeds from the temporary local contribution referred to in Article L. 2124-1 of the Transport Code; h) For the overseas regions: 1° The proceeds of fines from automatic spe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-29

…ecognised as representative in the sector and appearing on the list provided for in article L. 7343-24. II.Its validity is subject to its signature by, on the one hand, at least one professional organ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees.

Article D2573-27

…VI. - For the application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 2252-1, the maximum percentage that may be guaranteed by one or more local authorities on a single loan is set at 50%. It may be increas…

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