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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L912-4

…article L. 225-115, the words: payments made pursuant to 1 and 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code are replaced by the words: tax deductions provided for by the locally applicable provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-6

…is of a reasoned report by a labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1. To set the amount of the fine, the administrative authority will take into account the circumstances and seriou…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 761

…le IV-II annexed to the Code of Judicial Organisation ; 3° Excluding matters falling within the exclusive jurisdiction of the judicial court, where the claim is for an amount less than or equal to 10,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-23-1

Where assets or rights present in a fiduciary estate are the subject of an agreement under which the settlor debtor retains the use or enjoyment of such assets or rights, no assignment or transfer of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-19

…% of the unpaid due instalments.However, if the lessor accepts deferrals of future instalments, the amount of the compensation is reduced to 4% of the deferred instalments.The amount of the compensati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-18

The accounts of companies under the exclusive control of the consolidating company are fully consolidated. The accounts of companies controlled jointly with other shareholders or associates by the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-233

…article L. 100-3 of the code of relations between the public and the administration are required to use the directory identity number exclusively in all correspondence, if the subject of this correspo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-11

The lease price for premises used exclusively as offices is set by reference to the prices charged for equivalent premises, unless they are corrected to take account of the differences observed betwee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-3

The Banque de France must be provided with additional information for statistical purposes, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set by order of the Minister for the Economy, when the amoun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Payment

Article R234

…k or designated official carried out the certification, who shall refer the matter to the competent taxing magistrate. Where the costs fall under 2° of article R. 224-1 and that the requisition has be…

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