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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-15

…tion which include at least one municipality of 3,500 inhabitants or more, and which have their own tax system, the summary data relating to the financial situation to be produced are those in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

…icipal resources) are distributed among the municipalities and public establishments with their own tax status in metropolitan France according to the following procedures:1° Benefiting from an alloca…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation.

Article L1237-1

…r by collective labour agreement.In the absence of legal provisions, collective labour agreement or convention relating to notice, its existence and duration are determined by local and professional p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article D8121-1

…that the tasks and guarantees of labour inspection are carried out, as defined in particular by ILO Conventions 81 and 129 on labour inspection and by this Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 867

…is allotted his debt only if, when balanced, the account shows a balance in favour of the undivided estate.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

…companies in accordance with the same rules and subject to the same guarantees and penalties as the tax on insurance contracts provided for in article 991 of the General Tax Code. It is collected annu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

The turnover declared for each cinematographic work refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of the sums received by the publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for dematerialised ac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-1

…y only use a partnership contract if its value exceeds a threshold set at : 1° €2 million excluding tax when the main purpose of the partnership contract is for intangible assets, information systems…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article D112-3

I. - The amount specified in I of article L. 112-6 is set : 1° Where the debtor is domiciled for tax purposes within the territory of the French Republic or is acting for the purposes of a professiona…

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