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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-6

…to it, where it complies with non-mandatory national standards transposing European standards, the references of which have been published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the Eu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Shooting galleries for hunting weapons

Article A322-144

…o the risks of ricochets, lost projectiles and the fallout of pellets or fragments of targets, with reference to the technical regulations filed by the Fédération française de ball-trap with the Minis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-37

…n of the decision to award the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the period used as a reference for determining the aid or between this period and the date on which the decision to award…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of ecolabels

Article R2311-8

…rformance or functional requirements include environmental characteristics, these may be defined by reference to all or part of an ecolabel, provided that:1° That the ecolabel is appropriate for defin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 H

…to communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax system, the reference rates of council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not allocated to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: State aid.

Article L5134-60

…id mentioned in Article L. 5134-58 in respect of these allowances. This aid cannot be calculated by reference to the employer's social security contributions of all kinds due in respect of these allow…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-15

…ise receives a wage set in accordance with the job he or she holds and his or her qualifications by reference to the legal provisions or collective bargaining stipulations applicable in the branch of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-70

…powers in the case of one of the companies referred to in articles R. 123-53 to R. 123-58, and the reference of the legal announcement medium in which their appointment was published as well as the a…

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

Article R123-174

…l accounting records specify the origin, content and allocation of each item of data as well as the references of the supporting document. Transactions of the same nature, carried out in the same plac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-11

…r evidence, the professional carries out the planned service within a period that is shorter than a reference period set by the same joint order.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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