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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…ng persons or persons and objects, presenting a danger of falling vertically by more than 3 metres; 18° Portable fixing machines with explosive charge and other impact machines; 19° Protective devices…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ngs and their allocation, as well as the terms and conditions of leases of more than eighteen years;18° The extension or dissolution of the grouping and the measures necessary for its liquidation;19°…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…ation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Hou…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…tion bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Hou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

…nté publique;4° Les articles L. 237-1, L. 237-2, L. 237-3, L. 253-15 to L. 253-17, L. 254-9, L. 255-18, L. 671-9 and L. 671-10 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;5° La loi du 30 décembre 1931 tenda…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 unvicies

…d for the subscriptions mentioned in 1, retained within the limit of 25% of overall net income and €18,000.3. The tax reduction is equal to 30% of the sums withheld in 2.The rate mentioned in the firs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitions of participating interests

Article L465-4

…is report the information referred to in 1° of I of this article. ""Art. L. 247-2. - I. - A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-65

…by public auction, without having to meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 321-18, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Annual activity report for electricity concessions

Article D2224-40

…a table that uses the items in an income statement and mentions exceptional income and expenses.For mainland France, the information is communicated for concession customers connected to the public el…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

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