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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-29

…nd 500 for the average number of permanent employees during the financial year. For the purposes of 2° of Article L. 22-10-10, the companies concerned are those which exceed two of the following three…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-7

The Minister responsible for the economy shall set the conditions under which investment firms and credit and investment institutions as defined in article L. 516-1 may carry on, on a professional bas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

…al activities or used by associations or private bodies whether or not pursuing a profit-making aim;2° For commercial premises, which means premises intended for the exercise of a retail or wholesale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-3

When the competent authority receives an application for one of the aids mentioned in article D. 8272-1, it shall check whether the applicant has been fined for one of the offences constituting illega…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

The parties to the contract may not depart from the provisions of articles L. 171-3, L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-5

…e demonstrated their ability to perform the duties and assume the level of responsibility required; 2° For category 1 posts, that they have completed seven years' actual service in category 2 or in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

…ncooperative State or territory within the meaning of article 238-0 A other than those mentioned in 2° of 2 bis of the same article 238-0 A, from the withholding tax mentioned in 2 of article 119 bis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-5

Propaganda or advertising in favour of an organisation, service, activity, product or article other than tobacco, a tobacco product or an ingredient defined in article L. 3512-2 is considered to be in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3

…ratory or had carried out these same duties for a period of at least six months prior to that date; 2° Prior to the date of publication of Order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 relating to medical biol…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-7

…llowing summary data in an appendix: 1° Actual operating expenditure in relation to the population; 2° Actual operating revenue in relation to the population; 3° Debt annuity in relation to actual ope…

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