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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-5

…nd record, without the consent of the persons concerned, words spoken by one or more persons in a private or confidential capacity, in private or public places or vehicles, or the image of one or more…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…d or voluntary basis, or in articles L. 223-1 and L. 322-7, nor work with minors in the physical activity and sports establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1 if he has been convicted of a crime or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-9

…the public authorities;2° It monitors working conditions and employment;3° It draws up an annual activity report which it enters in the national database mentioned in article L. 2231-5-1. This report…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-8

With a view to the issue or sale to the public of financial instruments giving access to capital or voting rights, the sports companies referred to in article L. 122-2 are required to include in the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-6

…oreign national has been sentenced to deportation for acts of terrorism covered by Title II of Book IV of the Penal Code or if he or she is the subject of a deportation order issued for behaviour link…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Fees for formalities

Article A444-8

…at the written request of the debtor, without the number of such postponements being greater than five.II.- In the case provided for in I, the service listed under number 13 of the table mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

…visions of this Book, on the one hand, and the Competition Authority, on the other, have the respective powers granted to them by the articles of this Book and by Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

I. - The provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-13

…e resumption of the proceedings.The resumption of the proceedings shall produce its effects retroactively for all of the debtor's assets that the liquidator should have realised prior to the closure o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 quater

…heir tax. (1) For the information that this statement must include, see Annex II, art. 36 and Annex IV, art. 4 J to 4 L.

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