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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tax relief and refunds

Article 1965 L

Discharge or refunds of all taxes or tax claims for an amount of less than €8 are not made. This amount is assessed per rating, financial year or case.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

…e solvency of the group is exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Section and Sections II, IV, V and VI of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred to in the second para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-19

…employee for the provision of services to one or more client companies. The provisions of Titles I, II and III of Book II of Part One of this Code are applicable to this contract, subject to the provi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L270-1

The provisions of Title I of Book VIII and the provisions of Articles L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-11.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights of phonogram producers

Article L213-1

…ge or rental, or communication to the public of his phonogram other than those mentioned in Article L. 214-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Contracts awarded using an adapted procedure

Article L2323-1

The provisions of article L. 2123-1 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-1

Each trade union which, in accordance with Article L. 2142-1, constitutes a trade union section within the undertaking or establishment of at least fifty employees may, if it is not representative in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-13

…sulting in the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 1° and in the last paragraph of Article L. 310-1, the contracts taken out by the undertaking shall continue to be governed by their general…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-10

…13 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall be determined pursuant to 2° of Article L. 721-8 if the debtor carries on a commercial or craft activity. The judicial court within whose ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-14

…w no. 82-1 of 4 January 1982 relating to various social measures. However, the provisions of Titles III, IV and V of Book II of Part Three of this Code and ofArticle 2101 of the Civil Code are applica…

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