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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-17

The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion will set up a panel for each additional qualification or certificate.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-17

The production company has a period of two years from the date of notification of the investment approval or the financing authorisation for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence.In…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-17

The power of attorney for the purposes of compensation given to the plaintiff in the action by virtue of the interested party's membership of the group shall constitute authority to carry out on behal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-17

Failure by the employee to request the mandatory time off in lieu cannot result in the loss of the right to time off. In this case, the employer will ask the employee to actually take the time off wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-17

An order issued by the Minister for Employment sets out the supporting documents and guarantees to be provided by the caisses de congés payés either with a view to their approval or during their opera…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799-1

The project owner who concludes a private works contract referred to in 3° of Article 1779 must guarantee the contractor payment of the sums due when these exceed a threshold set by decree in the Cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Infringement of the obligation to present accounts in electronic form, cost accounting or consolidated accounts

Article 1729 F

Failure to file the declaration referred to in article 223 quinquies C carries a fine of up to €100,000.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 a (art. A322-96)

Ability to use trimix or helioxSKILLS FOR DIVINGwith trimix or helioxTHE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLSto the dive directorPTH-40Ability to dive with a group of divers using trimix or he…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORKUC 1 EC To develop the strategy of an organisation in the sector OI 11 CE Prepare decision-making OI 111 CE Organise an information watch in the field of intervention of the org…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis A

By way of derogation from Article 38, the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the investment firms mentioned in article L. 53…

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