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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

The provisions of Article L. 4523-11 do not apply to establishments comprising at least one basic nuclear facility in which the managers of external companies and representatives of their employees ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-12

…f 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of its second paragraph and L. 517-11-1Order 2021-796 of 23 June 2021

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-12

…f 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of its second paragraph and L. 517-11-1Order 2021-796 of 23 June 2021

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-11

…f 21 December 2020 L. 517-4-3 with the exception of its second paragraph and L. 517-11-1Order 2021-796 of 23 June 2021

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-85

Funeral chambers whose application for planning permission is submitted after 31 July 1999 are immediately subject to the provisions of articles D. 2223-80 to D. 2223-84 and of article D. 2223-86. Fun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-10

The local tax on outdoor advertising is liquidated by the administration of the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation that collects it, on the basis of the declarations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

…5-5 of the Education Code and articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 257

…the exclusive economic zone or on the adjacent continental shelf are set out in Article 37 of Order 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-7

…icable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486 of 22 M…

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