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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

…mpany, established in writing, which enables them to be treated as an employer; 4° Persons who have ceased all activity and whose last professional activity fell within the categories mentioned in 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

…as well as the distribution of the sums from this sale to the holders of the rights, shall take place within thirty days of the latest of the dates on which the whole number of equity securities allo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123

…t of an import authorisation. The import authorisation is issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. This authori…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

The offences which may give rise to the issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-12

…of the company guaranteeing all or part of the debtor company's commitments, as well as for their ascendants, descendants or spouses, to represent bondholders at their general meeting, or to agree to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-12

…nking tenders and the definition of this criterion, unless the default ranking criterion used is price. The definition is indicated, close to the criterion, by any appropriate means; 2° Whether or not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-127

The authorisation to manufacture or use a high activity sealed source sets out in particular:1° Requirements relating to the organisation of radiation protection and the allocation of responsibilities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-121

…onal non-degressive fee of 0.484% on recoveries in kind.The fee provided for in 1° is levied only once on values that appear in several successive transactions included in the same liquidation deed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-127

…aging the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation and organising the access required to apply the provisions of section 6 of this chapter; 2° Centralising, verifying and k…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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