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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-38

I. - When a company mentioned in article L. 1233-71 proceeds with a mass redundancy or a collective agreement termination mentioned in article L. 1237-19, the prefect(s) in the department(s) of the em…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-30

The alert is sent by the National Institute of Industrial Property electronically within five working days of the publication of the filing of an application for registration of the trademark, contain…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-20 A (art. A322-101)

CONDITIONS FOR TEACHING TRIMIX OR HELIOX DIVINGDEVELOPMENT AREASMINIMUM LEVELof diversSKILLSminimum of the group leaderNUMBER OF DIVERSmaximumof the group, excludingsupervisor0 - 40 metres. Level P 3…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-3

The contract sets out, for the health care organisation or authorisation holder :1° Its strategic orientations, the development of its activities and, where appropriate, any related restructuring, tak…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets excluding financial ex…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article D3664-3

The constitution of provisions for liabilities and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises. The recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the event of a loss of value of an asset.The Chairma…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-3

The line managers likely to issue the authorisations mentioned in I of article 15-4 are: 1° For the national police, the directors of the territorial services of the national police, the directors of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

Issuers shall make public a rating of their issuance programme, obtained from a specialised agency that meets the conditions laid down by the competent administrative authority or, where applicable, h…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-3

The employer declares the exposure of workers to one or more of the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, in accordance with the risk assessment provided for in article L. 4121-3,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-31

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object to the draft statement of projected income and expenditure if it is not drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 6145-11 o…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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