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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-3

…mployees to France for the performance of this contract, under the conditions defined in Article L. 1262-1, it shall be provided, when the contract is concluded, with a list of the names of the foreig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-5

The work carried out as part of the measures provided for in articles L. 511-11 and L. 511-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code is the work required to eliminate the risk identified, includi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
10°: Bonds received in exchange for shares in companies concerned by the extension of the public sector

Article 132 ter

…des banques in exchange for shares transferred to the State pursuant to the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982 are subject to the tax provisions applicable to income from fixed-rate…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book III in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European stan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-59

I.-The provisions of the Articles of Association concerning the case of free share allocations to certain categories of a company's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second…

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

Article D1233-43

For the calculation of the contribution instituted in article L. 1233-84, the number of jobs lost is equal to the number of employees whose redundancy is envisaged, from which is deducted the number o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Electronic communications services means services consisting wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-13

…ng transactions relating to goodwill or craft businesses mentioned in 3° of l'article 1er de la loi n° 66-455 du 2 juillet 1966 relative aux entreprises pratiquant le crédit-bail. The provisions of Ar…

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