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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article R2151-1

For the application of 4° to 6° of article L. 2151-1, a professional employers' organisation resulting from the grouping of pre-existing professional employers' organisations may rely on all the eleme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…r in II.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSIN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTENTitle IID. 1621-1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 of 27 January 2010D. 1621-3Re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-6

…European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure in one of the States other than France mentioned in Article L. 2341-1, the provisions of Article L. 2344-5 apply, where there is no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-10

The Banque de France statistically processes and aggregates the information received. Every quarter, it communicates the aggregated data to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quindecies

As regards tobacco imported into the departments of mainland France, the value added tax which has been charged on the components of their price is deductible from the tax due in respect of other taxa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 B

I. - 1. Where a legal entity established in France and liable for corporation tax operates a business outside France or holds directly or indirectly more than 50% of the shares, stocks, financial righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-19

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promotion,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe H

…ere applicable, conditions for the payment of advances or instalments. (9) (1) Article 19 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. (2) Article L. 2213-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

…for in Article A. 322-3-2 or the test provided for in 1° of I of Article 3 of the Order of 25 April 2012 implementing Article R. 227-13 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles; 3° Present one…

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