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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-16

The employer draws up an annual report on the implementation of the agreement and presents it to the social and economic committee or the group works council, as appropriate. The implementation of bra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article D131-23-1

Without prejudice to the allowances mentioned in article R. 131-21, an allowance may be paid to the sports technical advisor, up to an annual amount set in the framework agreement mentioned in article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2342

Where the non-possessory pledge relates to fungible things, the pledgor may, unless otherwise agreed, dispose of them on condition that he replaces them with the same quantity of equivalent things.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-23

…cuments to be submitted to the meeting, in particular with regard to the provisions of Articles L. 225-115 and R. 225-83; > The text of the draft resolutions to be submitted to the meeting 4° The text…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

…g of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the penultimate paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26th January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 ter

When the requirements set out in article 1702 bis are not complied with, the land registration tax collected once again is not refundable.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special export provisions

Article 23

By way of derogation from articles 21 and 22 above, export bans may, until a date to be set by decree, be established by orders of the Minister for the Economy and Finance, after consultation with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23

…the single personnel register for each employee, as mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-13, are as follows: 1° Nationality; 2° Date of birth; 3° Sex; 4° Job; 5° Qualifications; 6° Dat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1976

The life annuity may be constituted at such rate as the contracting parties may determine.

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