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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R1423-27

…s not drawn up the rules of procedure within the three-month period provided for in Article R. 1423-25, the rules of procedure shall be prepared by a select committee set up by the Chairman of the Cou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-32

…y Code; 3° Implement the special provisions set out in Articles L. 5132-5, L. 5134-23-1 and L. 5134-25-1 of the Labour Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…applicable to specific severance agreement compensation paid pursuant to I of Article 72 of Law no. 2019-828 of 6 August 2019 on the transformation of the civil service and Article L. 552-1 of the Gen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…of €50,000 for a single, widowed or divorced person and €100,000 for a married couple. The rate is 25%. Only one tax reduction can be claimed at a time, and it is spread over a maximum of six years.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…ulate the cumulative interest referred to in that same article; c) The provisions of article L. 312-25; d) Where applicable, the rights of the borrower of an assigned credit as well as the conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

I.-The situation of any convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of less than or equal to five years must be examined by the sentence enforcement judge with a view…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, by a provision of Title…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…Amounts placed in reserve in application of I of article L. 3335-2 as it stood prior to the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020 are paid back into this fund. II.The first levy i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-17 Order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-18 Order no. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 L. 561-19 Ordinance 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-20 Order 2020-1544 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…r preceding the year in respect of which the option is exercised. This limit is increased by 50% or 25% respectively per additional half or quarter share;3° They are subject to the scheme provided for…

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