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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1389

…e vacancy or non-use is beyond the control of the taxpayer, that it lasts for at least three months and that it affects either the whole of the property, or a part that may be rented or used separatel…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1212-1

…tion, elected by secret ballot by the members of the Local Finance Committee mentioned in the sixth and seventh paragraphs of Article L. 1211-2.The alternates of the elected members on the commission…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Default provisions

Article R3122-10

…our Inspector shall be made to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, and shall be lodged within one month of the date on which the interested parties wer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Caisses de mutualité sociale agricole (agricultural social security funds)

Article 1027

I. - The tax benefits provided by articles 1083 and 1084 are applicable to the caisses de mutualité sociale agricole. II. - 1. As stated in article L. 723-4 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1

…sentative may not infringe the ethical rules of the profession of judicial representative. Notwithstanding any clause in the employment contract, an employee judicial representative may refuse to acce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-1

…f such buildings are provided with safe waiting areas or equivalent areas on each level, the number and capacity of which vary according to the layout of the workplace and the number of disabled peopl…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-46-1

For each batch of medicinal products referred to in articles R. 5142-45 and R. 5142-46, the pharmacist or veterinarian responsible shall release the batches and certify that each manufacturing batch c…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Election of judicial representatives who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires (National Commission for the Registration and Discipline of Judicial Administrators and Judicial Representatives)

Article A812-1

…of judicial representatives elected to the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des mandataires judiciaires et des administrateurs judiciaires established, pursuant to Article R. 812-3,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

In addition to the officers and agents of the criminal investigation department, the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the inspectors of the social security bodies are authorised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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