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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…any other early retirement benefit defined prior to the date of publication of law no. 2003-775 of 21 August 2003 on pension reform and having taken effect prior to 1 January 2010. Before the date on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-22

…t State concerned as from the registration of the branch on the list provided for in Article L. 612-21. It shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Where the electronic money…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-42

…hment of the regional development plan under the conditions set out in articles R. 4433-19, R. 4433-21 et R. 4433-22. The balance is distributed between the regions, the Department of Mayotte and Cors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-193

The formalities carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction give rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (table 6 of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…any interested economic operator may submit a tender, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2161-2, 3° of Article R. 2161-3 and Articles R. 2161-4 and R. 2161-5 of the French Public Procuremen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-22

…r their administrative and material organisation pursuant to the first paragraph of Article R. 6113-21: 1° One representative from each representative employee trade union organisation at national and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-8

…s defined below. II. - Within eighteen months of the publication of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above, one or more agreements concluded between the representative of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

…m money market" class. This classification is evidenced by the documents referred to in articles L. 214-23 and L. 214-24-62 du code monétaire et financier.B. - The taxpayer shall pay the sale or redem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…isions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the concentration risk sub-module and the marg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…c and e to g of 1a of I of Article 885-0 V bis of this Code, in the version in force on 31 December 2017 ;the donee carries out his or her main professional activity or one of the functions listed in…

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