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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

…tional Training. The right to limit processing is exercised under the conditions defined in article 18 of the same regulation. The rights of erasure, portability and opposition provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

…of Terrorism, done at Dublin on 4 December 1979, any person guilty of any of the following offences may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1: 1° Deliberate assault o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-20

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles L. 626-18 and L. 626-19, no postponements or deadlines may be granted that have not been accepted by the creditors:1° Claims guaranteed by the lien establ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 E bis

…nicipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-3

…nch Commercial Code and declares that he/she is aware of the following provisions of article R. 321-18 applicable in this case:Subject to the provisions of article R. 321-65, no person may conduct vol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

…to in Article R. 351-6 is applied, the written risk management policy referred to in Article L. 356-18 defines the criteria for applying the volatility adjustment.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…larées non conformes à la Constitution par la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2020-801 DC du 18 juin 2020] when they have been the subject of a complaint submitted electronically pursuant to Ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-21

…operator has been informed of an alert on a number concerning it, in accordance with article D. 224-18.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

…cation in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands of the fourth paragraph of article L. 5125-18, the words: "la Réunion, de la Martinique, de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-3

…hundred or more employees or whose turnover excluding tax or resources is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in Article L. 612-2. These criteri…

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