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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

…isfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8% of the votes cast resulting from the addition at branch level, on the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater E

…non-interest-bearing loan provided for in Article L. 31-10-1 of the Construction and Housing Code; 3° The industrial and craft premises mentioned in 3° of the I of Article 1635 quater I; > 4° Retail…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-2

Refusing to accept coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France according to their value is punishable in accordance with article R. 642-3 of the French Penal Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-4

The property subject to the allocation is estimated at its value on the date set in accordance with Article 829. Unless there is an amicable agreement between the co-partitioners, any balance due is p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-18

…des et des statistiques; 2° Persons and agents of bodies providing funding for vocational training; 3° Persons and agents of bodies responsible for providing information on the training on offer. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask the authority responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis or the competent authorities within the meaning of Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Tourism

Article L4424-32

I A. - The designation of the tourist communes mentioned in articles L. 133-11 and L. 134-3 of the Tourism Code is granted, by decree of the President of the Executive Council of Corsica taken for a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-14

Volunteer firefighters belonging to a communal or inter-communal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte

Article L1446-2

…ed by the words: "as well as members of the board of directors of the Mayotte social security fund";3° 4° of Article L. 1432-9 is worded as follows:" 4° Private-law employees governed by collective ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-4

The validity of the agreements mentioned in articles L. 2261-14-2 and L. 2261-14-3 is assessed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The rates mentioned in the same…

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