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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-38

…e Trade and Companies Register is drawn up under the conditions set out in article 11 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register, with the exception of 8°, 9° and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Annual report

Article D5521-5

…aled)3° (Repealed)4° (Repealed)5° The financing of job creation premiums ;6° (Repealed)7° (Repealed)8° The financing of youth employment contracts;9° The financing of the initiative-jeune project;10°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-1

…transmitted to the information system for the personal training account pursuant to Article L. 6113-8 falls into the following categories: 1° Data relating to the identification of individuals, with t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for leave

Article R6422-2

…employee is entitled to an increase in the duration of the leave, in application of article R. 6422-8, he must also attach to his application any document attesting to his level of qualification.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…wing are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use, distribution, import and export of radioactive sources and p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-10

…rovided for in Title V of Book V cannot prove the place of his or her actual or permanent residence;8° A foreign national who has refused the place of accommodation offered pursuant to Article L. 552-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…g to fixed-term employment contracts and temporary employment contracts set out in Articles L. 1242-8, L. 1243-13, L. 1244-3, L. 1244-4, L. 1251-12, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-36 and L. 1251-37 of this Code;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-10

…meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-10

…supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The rules set out in articles L. 323-5, L. 323-8 and L. 323-9 then apply to this body. If all the members of the body are legal entities representi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 E

Each member of the ship co-ownerships mentioned in article 8 quater depreciates the cost price of its share of ownership in accordance with the procedures laid down in respect of ships; for the purpos…

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