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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Revenue authorities (R).

Article R1617-6

…account. However, with the exception of registration and stamp duties for cemetery concessions, the taxes, duties and fees provided for in the General Tax Code, the Customs Code and the State Property…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-10

…5. The payment of expenditure from the budgets attached to the regional health agencies may be entrusted, by order of the ministers responsible for health, the budget and social security, to a body r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4

…the best interests of the client.The client shall be clearly informed of the existence, nature and amount of the payment or benefit referred to in the first subparagraph or, where this amount cannot…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1 : Application for a cinema licence

Article R211-3

…ment, in accordance with the following conditions: 1° In support of the application, the following must be submitted: a) A copy of the exact and complete version of the work or document as it will be…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: DEFENCE OR SECURITY PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article R2373-1

…ollowing provisions: 1° The threshold provided for in Article L. 2211-5, above which purchasers may use partnership contracts, is set at 20 million euros excluding taxes; 2° The minimum proportion tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-5

…ailing this, he shall be jointly and severally liable with his co-contractor for the payment of the taxes, contributions, remuneration and charges mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 8222-2, under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-14

…r in the second paragraph of article D. 1142-10. It shall ask the beneficiary to provide the income used to calculate the penalty in accordance with the provisions of article D. 1142-13 within two mon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-5

Rejection and payment decisions are forwarded to the tax authorities as appropriate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

In the branches concerning exclusively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portfolio transfers

Article R384-1

…Article L. 384-1, the transferee supplementary occupational pension fund or funds are under the exclusive or joint control of the transferor mutual insurance companies, unions or provident institution…

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