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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…0 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 531-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-12Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022II.-For the application of I:1° References to the Code of Ethics are replac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-12

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-4

As stated in Article 511-18 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18 -The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for research purposes is punishable by seven y…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 H

…the council tax rates applied respectively on the territory of the commune and the establishment in 2022.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-27

The one-year period provided for in paragraph 2 of Article L. 613-18 runs from the day of receipt of the notification provided for in Article R. 613-26. The legitimate excuses provided for in paragrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public holidays

Article D3133-1

The compensation for loss of pay for May 1st provided for in article L. 3133-5 is calculated on the basis of the working hours and the distribution of weekly working hours usually applied in the estab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 919-64

…tic or selective aid for cinema distribution is requested or granted between 1 July and 31 December 2022.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-538

…not authorised to act as replacements.The provisions of the first paragraph apply until 31 December 2022.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-9

No person may be a candidate : 1° On more than one list mentioned in article L. 1441-18; 2° In more than one section; 3° In an industrial tribunal, college or section other than those for which he ful…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-22-1

The health, safety and working conditions training courses provided for in article L. 2315-18 may be paid for by the skills operator under the financial section mentioned in 2° of article L. 6332-3, i…

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