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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company agreements

Article L2232-37

The representativeness of the trade union organisations within the scope of this agreement is assessed in accordance with the rules defined in articles L. 2122-1 to L. 2122-3 relating to trade union r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D773-32

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D774-32

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter A

1. Sole traders and companies referred to in Article 239 quater A subject to the regime defined in article 302 septies A bis may keep super-simplified accounts. These accounts only record details of r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…the authorisation referred to in Article L. 321-1 for civil liability, credit or surety operations;3° The undertakings referred to in 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 or in the second paragraph of art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-33

…nce; 2° The registration number in the national register for the identification of natural persons; 3° The number of the relevant fund, the recipient number and the benefit received; 4° For the revenu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

Unless the donation identification sequence has already been allocated to tissues or cells from a Member State of the European Union, the donation identification sequence is allocated by the establish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-3

…nagement posts of the Mayotte fire and rescue service are as follows:1° Director;2° Deputy Director;3° Head of group and head of administrative and financial affairs;4° Chief medical officer of the he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-36

…out: 1° Either by the Social and Economic Committee; 2° Or by a special committee of the Committee; 3° Or by persons appointed by the Committee; 4° Or by bodies set up by the Committee and which have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-2

…es, shares or voting rights, accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document for these persons ; 3° All documentary evidence that the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 123-11-3; 4…

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