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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

…r articles of association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 on behalf of the victim of discrimination. The association must prove that i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L1134-1

…e suggesting the existence of direct or indirect discrimination, as defined in Article 1 of Law no. 2008-496 of 27 May 2008 containing various provisions for adapting to Community law in the field of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…formation required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 B

…ent for the taxes in respect of 2009 within the limit of the rate voted for the taxes in respect of 2008 increased by 1%; - the business tax product of the territorial authority or public establishmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-15

…f this article are overriding legislation within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008. However, the provisions of I sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…1-12of the code des communes as they stood prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 94-504 du 22 juin 1994 portant dispositions budgétaires et comptables relatives aux collectivités locales.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-14

…s a large company or an intermediate-sized company, within the meaning of the article 51 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, the statutory auditor shall send its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-2

…bering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2008, is subject to financial compensation in the form of an exceptional grant paid by the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…2003 decentralising the minimum integration income and creating a minimum activity income, Law no. 2008-1249 of 1 December 2008 generalising the active solidarity income and reforming integration pol…

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