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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for jobseekers

Article R5524-5

…of rights and the amount of the back-to-work allowance calculated on the basis of the highest daily reference salary, in accordance with the procedures defined in the unemployment insurance agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-7

…tation, de l'environnement et du travail within thirty days of notification of the agreement by the reference State or by the European Commission, subject to the applicant providing a French translati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258

…emed to take place in France: 1° The delivery of goods that are imported, where the seller uses the option provided for in article 293 A quater; 2° Any deliveries subsequent to that referred to in 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

…ayment deadlines or advances; 2. Enter into contracts for the lease of residential property with an option to purchase; 3. Carry out treasury transactions with companies that have direct or indirect c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexdecies I

…le to pay value added tax is the recipient of the goods indicated on the import declaration and the option provided for in Article 293 Ac cannot be exercised ;2° The person presenting the goods to cus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe IX

…possible to justify the reality of the address declared. 2.2. If the legal representative uses the option to set up the registered office at his domicile for a limited period, proof of his domicile b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deposit of title and registration of works

Article L122-1

…France with the public film and audiovisual register. Unless otherwise stipulated, registration is optional for audiovisual works. The deposit of the title is made at the request of the producer or h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-154

…ration: eighty hours; this unit includes a forty-hour work placement for regional executives); - an optional training unit of your choice: - modern language; - IT. Training for the first and second le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-178

…he manufacturing period. With regard to current assets as defined in 2° of article R. 123-182, this option is limited to those whose production cycle necessarily exceeds the duration of the financial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-61

…known his acceptance or refusal of the proposed settlement. It indicates that the offender has the option of being assisted, at his own expense, by a lawyer before making his decision known. The prop…

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