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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R656-3

…id in criminal matters in New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands and Decree no. 93-1425 of 31 December 1993"; 8° In Article R. 632-7, the second paragraph reads as follows:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Regional Health Agency for French Guiana

Article D1444-2

…e Director General of the Regional Health Agency"; 7° 23° of the same article is deleted and 24° to 31° become 23° to 30°; 8° In the third paragraph of Article D. 1432-46, the words: "in a special for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…longer applicable to investments which are the subject of a request for prior approval filed after 31 December 1987.I bis. - French companies which set up their first commercial establishment in a fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…ual Property Code.III - By way of exception to II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this article shall be exercised by the Organis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…least fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions entered into between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2015 for the leasing, under a leasing contract, of buildings located in regional aid are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…in respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, leave may be carried over until 31 December of the year following the year in which the period for taking this leave began. The agre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to beneficiaries of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-33

…gibility of the surviving taxpayer is assessed with regard to the income of the tax household as at 31 December of the year of death; 3° To open a popular savings passbook account, the income of the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

…ned in article R. 1321-3 are not met; 5° A derogation is granted in application of articles R. 1321-31 to R. 1321-36; 6° Certain people present disorders or symptoms of an illness related to the use o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…romise the smooth operation of the system; 9° Send the Agence de la biomédecine an annual report by 31 March each year, summarising all the incidents and adverse effects noted during the previous cale…

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