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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

I.-Subject to the application of the provisions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20

I.-The undertakings referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 may apply on behalf of the group and the related undertakings concerned to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

Specifically designated commercial courts hear, where the debtor is engaged in a commercial or craft activity:1° Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation proceedings referred to in Book VI,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VIII ter: Turnover tax on farmers

Article 302 bis MB

I. - A tax is payable by farmers in respect of their agricultural activities, excluding those placed under the flat-rate agricultural reimbursement scheme mentioned in articles 298 quater and 298 quin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

I.-Gifts of full ownership of sums of money made to a child, grandchild, great-grandchild or, in the absence of such a descendant, a nephew or niece, are exempt from free transfer tax up to a limit of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°c: Urban areas to be revitalised

Article 1383 F

I.-Real estate properties located in a dynamic urban area defined in II of Article 44 sexdecies are exempt from property tax on built-up properties. The exemption applies to buildings attached to an e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40-1

I. - When a matter is referred to it by the consolidated resolution authority of another Member State of the European Union as the resolution authority of a subsidiary belonging to a group for the pur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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