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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

…inistrator or that of judicial representative. Subject to the provisions of décret n° 2017-794 du 5 mai 2017 relatif à la constitution, au fonctionnement et au contrôle des sociétés pluri-professionne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-3

Where the host employer is subject to the provisions of the Labour Code, it is responsible for complying with the provisions relating to working hours set out in Book I of Part Three, as well as healt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-4

…r any criminal offence of which he is aware, is liable to imprisonment for five years and a fine of 18,000 euros. III. - The directors of the management company or the legal entity acting as custodian…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…s service; and 2° Will benefit from protection against insolvency in accordance with Article L. 211-18. In order to comply with this I, the professional facilitating a tied travel service shall provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-8

…ication of article L. 5124-17-2; 6° Failure to send the declarations referred to in article L. 5121-18 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by 31 March of the cur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-6

…hs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-18 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5211-19 (with the exception of the fourth paragraph) Act no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…8° Articles R. 6323-15 and R. 6323-16 relating to refusals to cover expenses; 9° Articles D. 6323-18-1 to D. 6323-18-4 relating to payment methods.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

…tion from article L. 5124-14, import, export and use blood-derived medicinal products as defined in 18° of article L. 5121-1. These activities are carried out under the responsibility of a pharmacist…

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

Article 244 quater M

…ditions provided for in Ia 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 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…quest submitted within the required timeframe, in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 495-18 and article D. 45-10 ; 3° Receive requests made pursuant to the first paragraph of article 495-18…

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