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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Infringement of the obligation to present accounts in electronic form, cost accounting or consolidated accounts

Article 1729 G

…A or the additional withholding tax provided for in IV of Article 204 H shall give rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% of the sums not paid within the prescribed time limits. However, where…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Security features that may be requested by the purchaser

Article R2396-6

During the performance of the contract, the purchaser may ask the competent administrative authority or, in the case of a contractor established abroad, refer the matter to the national security autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

…of a deed, decision or document, by hand delivery against receipt or by secure electronic means: 1.68 €;2° With regard to the transmission of an extract from the commercial register, by secure electr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-172

…fer of the said receivables. However, at any time, all or part of the recovery of these receivables may be carried out directly by the management company in its capacity as legal representative of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

…om the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years following authorisation to reside in France for the purposes of fam…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article D551-16

The offer of care made to the asylum seeker in application of article L. 551-9 shall mention the possibility for the asylum seeker to be refused the benefit of material reception conditions or for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and scriptural money instruments

Article R733-17

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and scriptural money instruments

Article R732-17

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…limit the extent of such compensation, the same limits apply to the organiser or retailer. In other cases, the contract may limit the damages to be paid by the organiser or retailer, provided that thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-16

…rsuant to articles R. 1454-14 and R. 1454-15 are provisional. They do not have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are enforceable on a provisional basis, if necessary on the basis…

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