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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R612-2

I. - On a proposal from its Chairman and by a two-thirds majority of its members, the plenary session of the AMF Board of Supervision may set up one or more specialised commissions referred to in Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-27

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-44, the working time of the company or establishment may be organised in the form of work periods, each of a duration at most equal to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-45

Failure to receive the annual activity report from the approved person or body referred to in article R. 3115-43, or the sending of an incomplete annual report within seven days of 1st March of the fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registered persons

Article A123-84

The persons mentioned in Article R. 123-220 likely to be registered immediately in the national register of companies and establishments are those covered by at least one of the provisions set out bel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4321-37

The Conseil national de l'ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes is made up of thirty-eight members, thirty of whom are self-employed and eight of whom are salaried employees: 1° For the self-employed c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L764-1

…f the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 411-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 411-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 411-2-1 to L. 411-4 Order no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…16° Otolaryngology ; 17° Ophthalmology ; 18° Cardiology ; 19° Radiology ; 20° Gastroenterology ; 21° Pneumology. For the specialties mentioned in 15° to 21°, only doctors carrying out surgical or i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-25

…r, drawn up on the basis of the lists mentioned in 13° of Article L. 6241-5 and in Articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22. 6241-5 and articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22 ; 2° Informs employers of the crite…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

…ts mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022. II - The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the normal useful life of the asset…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-13

A development grant is instituted, comprising a grant for the benefit of groups of communes, a national equalisation grant, an urban solidarity and social cohesion grant, a rural solidarity grant, a s…

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