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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…portion exceeding the rebilling, is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-2

…ember States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republic";2° In article L. 2113-5, the word: "other" is deleted;3° In article L. 2113-8, the word: "other" i s deleted;4° In arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

I.-Subject to the provisions of Article R. 1333-107, the following are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 ter

…hus communicated are, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Penal Code, bound by professional secrecy in all matters relating to the said infor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

…the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 1235-2 to L. 1235-5 and L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13 of the Labour Code in the event of termination of an employment contract. Failure to pay this com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732-1

…person has been sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the crimes referred to in Article 706-53-13 and has been conditionally released with a care order, the regional secure detention court may, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

…nsmission of the fixed-term employment contract, as provided for in articles L. 1242-12 and L. 1242-13 , and the information to be given to the employee as provided for in article L. 1221-5-1; 4° Affi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-51

…gnated by the branch agreement to which the company belongs. For the application of article R. 6331-13, this payment is taken into account in the total expenditure actually devoted by the employer to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-2

…do not apply; 3° In 5°, the words "or, in the case of an agricultural employee, to Articles R. 717-13 and R. 717-16 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code" do not apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

…May 2004, art. 2,2°) Martinique550Mayenne300Meurthe-et-Moselle600Nièvre230Paris2,300Savoie390(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne1,400Seine-Saint-Denis2,000Val-de-Marne1,700Var1,000Yonne350The…

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