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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

…o a legal obligation, uses several statutory auditors, under the conditions provided for in Article 17(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, provided that they submit a joint report on the certificati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

…xcept where the taxpayer qualifies for investment aid under Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee F…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…ay, alone or jointly, grant, subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

…ent holding the authorisation may organise and run the host structure for the bodies for which it remains directly and exclusively responsible, as well as the teaching and research activities carried…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-12

…twice in succession, the employee is entitled to the specific leave referred to in article L. 6323-17-1, without being able to invoke the length of service referred to in article L. 6323-17-1 or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

…cil of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/2…

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

Article A36-12

Under the provisions of the second paragraph of article 260, the number of jurors appearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:DEP…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-72

The appointment by the director of the centre, who is head of department within the meaning of the aforementioned decree of 28 May 1982, of a prevention assistant and, where applicable, a prevention a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-1

Data communication service providers are defined in point 36a of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…f 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no.…

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