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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-7

The database provided for in article L. 2312-18 enables the information required for the three recurrent consultations provided for in article L. 2312-17 to be made available. All the information in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Availability of beneficiaries' rights

Article D3313-13

…ficiary requests payment of the profit-sharing in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3313-12, or when the profit-sharing is allocated to an employee savings plan, the company makes this paym…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes.

Article R6123-127

The conditions for setting up the activities mentioned in 19° of article R. 6122-25 are set out in Title III of Book I of Part One of this Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-15

The information mentioned in article R. 412-12 is not required when the meal is provided when, in the context of collective catering, a device allows a consumer to indicate, before any consumption, th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-3

…er. In the absence of an agreement within twelve months of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, the procedures for exercising the right of termination are set by decree in the Conseil…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-2

…implementation of article L. 332-1, nor remuneration paid to companies subject to law no. 83-629 of 12 July 1983 regulating private security, guarding and cash-in-transit activities.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

…the decision and, after having drawn up and signed it, the certificate provided for in Article 728-12.He may make this transmission at the request of the competent authority of the executing State. S…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions

Article L361-1

…entity, with regard to articles 3 to 5, 2 of article 8, article 9, 4 of article 10 and 1 of article 12 of the same regulation;2° €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity, with rega…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

…8/118/EC of 16 December 2008 on the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC, are not taken into account where they have a direct and inseparable link with the volume or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-5

…e value of the assets determined in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-11 and R. 343-12 and the sum of the provisions mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of article R. 343-3. For the a…

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