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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 G

1. The basis of assessment for the advance payment provided for in 2° of 2 of Article 204 A due in respect of the income mentioned in article 204 C is made up of the amount of profits or income taxed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5a: On the transmission and enforcement of freezing orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 695-9-30-2

It shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in articles 695-9-22 and 695-9-24 of this Code for the application of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

…sent to him by the President of the Executive Council under the conditions laid down in article L. 7225-3, as well as projects on which the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-20

The sale or free distribution to a minor of substances or mixtures classified as category 1, 2 or 3 acute toxicants or category 1 specific target organ toxicants after single or repeated exposure, pur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…where the report presented by the Board of Directors at the General Meeting pursuant to Article L. 225-102 establishes that shares held by the company's staff and by the staff of companies affiliated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rent reviews.

Article R145-20

The request for a rent review provided for in article L. 145-37 is made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify, under penalty of nullity, the am…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-202

Unless otherwise stipulated and with the exception of articles R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-42, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-20

…sing from the cheque, in particular ownership of the funds. If the endorsement is blank, the bearer may: 1. fill in the blank, either with his or her name or with the name of another person ; 2. Endor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R513-20

…tee responsible for imposing the sanctions referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 513-5 and in Article L. 513-6 on its members. This committee shall be independent and impartial. It sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-20

The employee may only bring an action for the allocation of points during the two calendar years following the end of the year in respect of which points were or should have been credited to the accou…

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