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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

…of article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code or of a free loan mentioned in article L. 548-1 of the same code is chargeable, from the year in which the lender's claim becomes definitively i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-12

The time limit for issuing the multiannual residence permit provided for in Article L. 424-9 from the decision granting the benefit of subsidiary protection by the French Office for the Protection of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-12

The provisions of articles R. 4223-6, R. 4223-7, R. 4223-8, first paragraph, and R. 4223-10 do not apply to building and civil engineering operations as defined in article R. 4534-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-12

…r reduced to be evaluated over twelve months. The amount of the guarantee is reviewed each year and may be revised at any time. It must not be less than 8% of sales, nor less than a minimum set each y…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-12

The incompatibilities and incapacities provided for in Articles L. 222-9 to L. 222-11 apply to employees of a sports agent or of the company that he has set up to carry out his activity. It is forbidd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-12

…this and set the date of cessation of payments under the conditions provided for in Article L. 631-8. It converts the safeguard proceedings into judicial recovery proceedings. If necessary, it may mo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-12

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance mentioned in article R. 821-8 shall return all or part of the sum deposited within one month of the date of receipt by his departmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-12

…ligation of a bond. The same obligation applies to the establishments referred to in article L. 522-8. The amount of this bond, proportional to the surface area allocated to warehousing, is between tw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-12

…lity for insufficient assets, personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8. However, no report is made when the court rules on an appeal against an order of this judge.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-2

…judicial measure of assistance with the management of the family budget provided for in Article 375-9-1 of the Civil Code lies with the children's judge of the place of residence of the recipient or b…

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