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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

…that the fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in the assets mentioned in II of article R. 214-32-18 and in article R. 214-32-19 of this code, except in the case of a fund set up to manage securitie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…red to the conciliation and referral office, those of articles R. 1454-10 and R. 1454-12 to R. 1454-18. A copy of the application and the list of documents sent by the applicant are attached to the su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets.

Article D1872-1

…later than two and a half months after their creation. "V. - For the application of Article R. 1612-18, the words: "the President of the General Council, the President of the Regional Council" are del…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-6)

Article Annexe 3-2-3

…nch Commercial Code and declares that he/she is aware of the following provisions of article R. 321-18 applicable in this case:Subject to the provisions of article R. 321-65, no person may conduct vol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for the fungibility of appropriations

Article L1434-8

…of which is charged to one of the expenditure targets mentioned in articles L. 162-22-9, L. 162-22-18, L. 162-23 and L. 174-1 of the Social Security Code, in activities whose financing is charged to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

…r in 2° or 2° 0 bis ofarticle 83 of the General Tax Code or from the exemption provided for in b of 18° of article 81 of the same code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Helping employers manage health and safety at work

Article L4644-1

…receive occupational health training under the conditions set out in articles L. 2315-16 to L. 2315-18. Failing this, if the skills in the company do not allow these activities to be organised, the em…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…occupation of a site located on a market or under a hall created in application of article L. 2224-18 du code général des collectivités territoriales, persons carrying on a commercial or craft activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-21

The provisions of Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8, L. 722-18 to L. 722-20 do not apply to financial relations between : 1° On the one hand, New Caledonia and, on the other hand, mainland France, Guadelo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

…s and products in list A in an existing building mentioned in article R. 1334-17 or article R. 1334-18 sends a copy of the identification report to the prefect of the département in which the existing…

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