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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-12

…ort must be provided by the owner or operator of the accommodation in order to inform the occupants and persons required to carry out work, as required by article L. 1334-9 . The lead exposure risk re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-10

…5 identifies the elements containing a coating, specifies the lead concentration of these coatings and the analysis method used to measure it and describes the state of conservation of the coatings c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-54

…ticle L. 123-36 pay a fee, the scale of which is determined by decree, of up to €10, for additional and amending registrations, the filing of annual accounts and the filing of amending deeds. The amou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Expenses of the industrial tribunal.

Article L1423-15

The cost of staffing and running the industrial tribunal is borne by the State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Expenses of the industrial tribunal.

Article L1423-14

The premises required by the industrial tribunal are provided by the département in which it is established.However, where a commune has made premises available to the industrial tribunal, it may not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article L2314-32

Disputes relating to the electorate, to the composition of the lists of candidates in application of article L. 2314-30, to the regularity of the electoral operations and to the appointment of trade u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1005

The droit d'accroissement is paid by all companies or civil associations whose articles of association admit the addition of new members and contain a reversion clause for the benefit of the remaining…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1006

The tax is set at 0.40% for movable property and 0.70% for immovable property, of the value specified in Article 1005. Payment is made, for the previous year, within the first three months of the foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seniority requirements

Article L3342-1

…a condition of seniority in the company or in the group of companies defined in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 may be required. This may not exceed three months. To determine any seniority required…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article R143-10

In order to register debt declarations made pursuant to articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, articles R. 521-5 and R. 521-6 apply. The information concerning the asset required under 5° of article R. 521…

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