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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-3

…hundred or more employees or whose turnover excluding tax or resources is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in Article L. 612-2. These criteri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article L521-3-1

When the authorised officers observe, with the powers provided for in this book, an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 as well…

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

Article 244 quater E

…unds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-29

The amount of the contributions and the rates provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 are set as follows:1° The contribution payable by the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-3

…rticle L. 3131-1 relating to daily rest, Article L. 3132-2 relating to weekly rest, Article L. 3121-18 relating to the maximum daily working time or Article L. 3121-20 relating to the maximum weekly w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…ation appointed by its President; 17° The President of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation; 18° A member of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation appointed by its President; 19° The Pres…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

…funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 2016, if these items: a) Were issued before 18 January 2015 ; b) At 31 December 2015, could be used in accordance with the provisions of Chapter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

…person. The destination of the ashes is organised under the conditions set out in articles L. 2223-18-1 to L. 2223-18-4 of the same code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D51

…of the Criminal Code, the prohibitions on contact or appearance provided for by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18° and 18° bis of article 132-45 of the same code, imposed by a criminal court as a penalty, a pers…

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

Article R4222-3

…fies the conditions of practice laid down, depending on the case, in articles R. 5124-16 to R. 5124-18 or R. 5142-16 to R. 5142-18 ; b) Where the establishment is owned by a company, a copy of the dee…

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