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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-16

As soon as the daily working time reaches six hours, the employee is entitled to a break of at least twenty consecutive minutes.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the UCITS, the portfolio management company and the depositary

Article L214-9-1

…of decision within the UCITS, the depositary or the management company; 2° Performs both management and supervisory functions, or only the management function when these two functions are separate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

…irect tax commission is set up with seven members, namely: the mayor or the deputy mayor, chairman, and six commissioners.In communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants, the number of commissioners sitt…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-1

…ive residential buildings grouping together, in a homogeneous whole, furnished residential premises and premises for collective use. Furnished accommodation is offered to tourists who do not take up r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article L412-1

…or method of use of goods are prohibited or regulated;2° The conditions under which the manufacture and import of goods other than products of animal origin and foodstuffs containing them, animal feed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article R412-1

The decrees provided for in Article L. 412-1 are adopted after obtaining the opinion of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions.

Article L7211-1

…with the exception of caretakers attached to the owner, who are covered by the provisions of Title II applicable to domestic employees.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 B

…s I that have been waived or relinquished by the lessor to the lessee company between 15 April 2020 and 31 December 2021 under the conditions and within the limits mentioned in 9° of 1 of article 39 d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 A

…39 nonies in respect of the fraction of income mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the fraction relating to rental income from furnished prop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

Agricultural or forestry tractors and their separate technical units, systems or components are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013…

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