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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

For credit institutions and, where applicable, finance companies, the Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning, in particular: 1. The amount of the initial capital of credi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VIII: Reducing the risks associated with prostitution

Article L1181-1

…on. Harm reduction measures are carried out in accordance with the guidelines set out in a national reference document approved by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-57

…ibution to the development of continuing vocational training equal to 0.15% of remuneration for the reference year: 1° Employees of individual employers mentioned in article L. 7221-1; 2° Maternal ass…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-14

The references of the approved installation standards applicable to electrical installations are published in the Journal officiel de la République française by order of the ministers responsible for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exposure on board spacecraft

Article R4451-95

…e waived during a space flight provided that the employer ensures that these doses are kept below a reference level of 500 millisieverts for the duration of the flight.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions.

Article R4643-38

…iment et des Travaux Publics, sets the full rate and the reduced rate of contributions. It sets the reference salary for the contribution due in respect of the employment of temporary employees, as we…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I bis

…freely accessible to the public, retail new books representing at least 50% of turnover during the reference period referred to in Article 1467 A and that do not have the independent bookshop label r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4

I. - For the application of this section, the market value of the land or buildings used as a reference for determining the amount of aid that may be granted by the local authorities and their groupin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Criminal provisions.

Article L2431-1

…orised to perform voluntary terminations of pregnancy under locally applicable regulations" and the reference: "in the same article L. 2212-2" is replaced by the reference: "in 1° of this article".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L764-2

…1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L…

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