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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Société civile immobilière d'accession progressive à la propriété (non-trading property company for progressive home ownership)

Article 16

Income from housing let to their members by non-trading property companies for progressive home ownership operating in accordance with articles L. 443-6-2 to L. 443-6-13 of the construction and housin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

…ance by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-112

…tion mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or by one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 or in 1° bis of article L. 5311-4 or by the person mentioned in 2° of article L. 5134-19-1. An assessment of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

The following provisions apply in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The criteria for trade union representative…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to operate a venue

Article R212-1

The application file for authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in respect of a cinema includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for approval of thi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Report on the description of the premises

Article R322-1

On expiry of a period of eight days from the date of issue of the summons to pay amounting to seizure and in the absence of payment, the bailiff may enter the premises under the conditions set out in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-1

The Board of Directors is made up of thirty-three members with voting rights. In addition to two deputies and two senators, it comprises: 1° Sixteen representatives of the State: a) Two representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-1

The pre-recruitment declaration includes the following information: 1° Company name or surname and forenames of the employer, APE code, address of the employer, identification system number for the re…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4228-1

The employer shall provide workers with the means to ensure their personal cleanliness, in particular changing rooms, washbasins, toilets and, where appropriate, showers.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-17

I. - The articles R. 511-1, R. 511-3 to R. 511-12 of the Construction and Housing Code are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II. II. - For the ap…

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