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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-5

The employer may decide to exceed, on his own responsibility, the maximum daily working time of eight hours when the circumstances mentioned in article R. 3122-1 involve :1° The performance of urgent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-3

The excess hours provided for in article L. 3122-6 may be applied on condition that rest periods of a duration at least equivalent to the number of hours worked in excess of the maximum daily working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-4

Any appeal against the Labour Inspector's decision must be submitted to the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment within one month of the date on which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-2

The request for authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time, accompanied by the relevant supporting documents, the opinion of the social and economic committee, if any, and the minutes of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-6

The Labour Inspector who receives a request to exceed the time limit, in application of this paragraph, shall make his decision known to the employer and, where applicable, to the staff representative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets excluding financial ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

Mutual guarantee companies may be set up between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies and members of the liberal professions. Their purpose is to guarantee their mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-8

The agency's aid may be granted in the form of loans, advances, equity investments, guarantees, donations or any other form of financial assistance. These loans may be granted to governments, internat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Accounting

Article R7413-2

The client's accounting records shall be made available to the Labour Inspectorate. The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment may request an audit of the…

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