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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Cashless money instruments

Article D732-12

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Cashless money instruments

Article D733-12

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R940-1

…s R. 123-220, R. 123-220-1, R. 123-221, R. 123-222, R. 123-222-1, R. 123-222-2, R. 123-223, R. 123-231, R. 123-232, R. 123-232-1, R. 123-233, R. 123-234, R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…s such is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a statement indicating the number of employees who took early re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-33

Once a year, if the theoretical number of vehicles determined in accordance with articles R. 6312-30 and R. 6312-31 is greater than the number of vehicles already authorised, the Director General of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-7-1

…ct of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation allowance d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B

…ntage is set at:1° and 2° (repealed for expenditure used to calculate the tax credit from 1 January 2000).3° 200% of staff costs relating to persons holding a doctorate, within the meaning of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

…2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 L. 561-30-1 and L. 561-30-2 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-31 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-31-1 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-31-2 Ord…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…of cinemas and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic pe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-24

…o the authority by virtue of the provisions of this sub-section or articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4, L. 331-29 to L. 331-31 and L. 331-33;-the purpose of the referral, which must be substantiated, and the…

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