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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, in rural regeneration zones, with the exception of those mentione…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-14

The President and the three Vice-Presidents of the National Council shall be elected by the members sitting in an elective capacity, from among the members elected in accordance with the articles R. 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-14

The foreign undertaking benefits from the action of the occupational health physician and the other members of the multidisciplinary occupational health team on the working environment as well as from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-14

Issuers of negotiable debt securities shall provide the Banque de France with statistical information on the securities issued under the programme, in accordance with the conditions defined by the Ord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-14

Pledged assets which have not been released or renewed by the end of the term stipulated in the acknowledgements issued to the borrowers, or for which an additional term has not been granted by the Di…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-31

Each year, the sports agent shall provide the sports agents delegate of the relevant delegating federation with the information and accounting documents relating to his activity as a sports agent as d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-31

Together with the invitation to the first meeting, the employer sends the employee representatives all relevant information about the proposed mass redundancies.It shall indicate1° The economic, finan…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-31

The compulsory sale is announced at the initiative of the pursuing creditor between one and two months before the auction hearing. To this end, the pursuing creditor drafts a notice, deposits it at th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-31

To be eligible for screenplay rewriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° Where the rewrite concerns a first screenplay, provide evidence of artistic experience in the film or audiovisua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-31

When aid is applied for to contribute to the cost of training, it is granted and the amount determined in the light of the importance of the proposed training to the modernisation of the farm.

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