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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

…pital mentioned in Article L. 228-1 or money market instruments, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…ly in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related produ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

The combined amount of the new cross-sectoral aid to compensate for the fall in business activity and the additional direct allowance may not exceed the actual loss of turnover recorded over the perio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 I

I. - An additional tax to the property tax on non-built-up properties is introduced for the benefit of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own taxat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1654

…ings, allocation, distribution or co-ordination bodies or groupings created by order of or with the assistance or under the control of the State or local authorities must subject to the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-4

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests shall be chosen by mutual agreement between the Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons and the Director General of Customs and Exc…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee undertaking

Article R7123-26

Financial guarantees may only be given by mutual guarantee companies whose sole purpose is to guarantee the claims defined in article R. 7123-20.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R155-2

…n Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references to Regulation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R156-2

…n Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references to Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-5

…June 2021 L. 511-50 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 511-50-…

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