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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-5

…osecuted may only be carried out with his or her consent. The provisions of articles 434-13 and 434-15-1 of the Penal Code shall apply to witnesses heard on the territory of the Republic at the reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-16

In the absence of any stipulation in the agreement concluded pursuant to Article L. 3141-15, the employer : 1° Defines, after consulting the social and economic committee where applicable: a) The peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-9-1

…ovisions of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities to ensure compliance with food law,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-28

…of appearance on prior recognition of guilt on appeal pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 495-15, it shall inform the President of the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Court of Appeal before whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-12

The costs that must be borne by the employer pursuant to article L. 224-15 are : 1° Where the collective company pension savings plan gives rise to the opening of a securities account: recurring charg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-1-1

…e Criminal Code, as well as by 1°, 2° and 3° of I of Article 464-2, Article 474 and the article 723-15 of this code shall be assessed taking into account, where appropriate, of: 1° The total or partia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7

…ons falling within its remit, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 522-15-1, L. 526-29, L. 612-30, L. 612-32 to L. 612-34 and the first paragraph of Article L. 612-38 of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-1

…rt is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in II, III, IV and VIII of article R. 4221-15-4.If, in the light of the expert's report, it is established that there is a professional shortco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…exercise the powers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers entrusted to t…

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