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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

…s and insurers, or articles L. 932-1, L. 932-14 and L. 932-24 du code de la sécurité sociale or L. 221-2 and L. 222-1 du code de la mutualité, of which at least 80% of the total premium or contributio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…who must be subject, as online sports betting operators, to the authorisation mentioned in article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and regulation of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

…n their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 410-1R. 413-1R. 414-2R. 414-5 and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 t…

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

Article L2334-2

…e L. 2334-15 or to the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in Article L. 2334-21. For communes that meet the five cumulative conditions mentioned in the following six paragraphs,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

…estigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of communication enabling th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…9° Paraquat; 20° Phosphorus, phosphorus pentafluoride, hydrogen phosphide (or hydrogen phosphorus); 21° Linseed dust: work exposing to inhalation; 22° Hard metal dust; 23° Ionising radiation: work per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-2

…The individualised chapter provided for in article L. 4433-7-1 applies articles R. 371-16 to R. 371-21 of the Environment Code. The system for monitoring and evaluating the regional development plan i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…e in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Articles L. 3211-11-1, L. 3211-2-3, L. 3211-12-1, L. 3211-12-7, L. 3212-5, L. 3212-7, L. 3212-8, L. 3214-1, L. 32…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-1

…ded for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022; - the term "network" refers to the regional chambers of commerce and i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for…

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