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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General obligation to provide information relating to the performance of duties

Article R6152-831

The director of the institution shall provide the information provided for inarticle 2 of decree no. 2023-845 of 30 August 2023 concerning the communication to public officials of essential informatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-0 H

The contribution for the repayment of the social debt levied on investment income is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 16 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-16

The recruitment of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-6-1 on an open-ended contract is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

I. - Articles L. 221-3, L. 221-7 and L. 221-12, the second paragraph of Article L. 221-16 and Articles L. 222-4, L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-9, L. 222-12, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 232-21 and L. 233-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 804

…3 to 529-6 and article 706-157 which is applicable in these local authorities as drafted by the loi n° 2016-731 du 3 juin 2016 ;2° Pour les îles Wallis et Futuna, des articles 52-1,83-1 and 83-2, the…

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

Article R225-160-4

I.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16-1

The examinations mentioned in Article D. 6211-16, the analysis of which was carried out in medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AE

I. - Filing with the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16-1

Each trade union delegate may use delegation hours, apart from those mentioned in article L. 2143-16, to take part, on behalf of his organisation, in negotiations or consultations at a level other tha…

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