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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R6123-3-2

…gional coordination agreements for employment, guidance and training covered by article L. 6123-4 ; 2° The regional initial vocational training map referred to in article L. 214-13-1 of the Education…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 268 bis

…ion offers comprising several services, including at least one of the services mentioned in 10° to 12° of article 259 B, which are supplied in return for a fixed price, when they are made up of severa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

…neral Tax Code: 1° Provides a reasonable understanding of the risks associated with the investment; 2° Includes a statement indicating that failure to comply with the rental commitments will result in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

Commercial companies which, at the close of a financial year, have three hundred or more employees or whose net turnover, at the same time, is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-22-1

…tion, date, duration in hours, price and title of the training course; > The number of participants 2° The number of participants; 3° The identity of the trainers; 4° Where applicable, the name of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution organises off-site and on-site inspections. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall carry out inspectio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article D221-2-1

…by the State; -where applicable, the terms and conditions for awarding federal grants and bonuses; 2° With regard to the protection and medical monitoring of athletes, it sets out: -the administrativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-12

In the case of placement under judicial supervision as provided for in 5° of Article 706-53-2, informing the person and providing the document provided for in Article R. 53-8-9 are made by the investi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-6

The official receiver shall authorise the court-appointed agent to accept or refuse inclusion in a coordination procedure of the insolvency proceedings in which he is appointed, as well as to apply to…

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