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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-1

I. - Payment institutions are legal entities, other than credit institutions, electronic money institutions and the persons mentioned in II of article L. 521-1, which provide the payment services ment…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-1

The sentenced person whose sentence is suspended pursuant to Article 720-1-1 is placed under the supervision of the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to the provisions of art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations to the authorities

Article R6223-1

During the term of the apprenticeship contract, the employer shall provide, at the request of the Labour Inspectorate, the mission responsible for educational supervision referred to in article R. 625…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compliance with company admission conditions

Article 122-9

…ompanies to financial aid, in particular by means of the following documents: 1° A K extract or a K bis extract dated less than three months; 2° A copy of the articles of association and, where applic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-1

In order to benefit from the specific solidarity allowance, the people mentioned in article L. 5423-1 :1° Must have been in paid employment for five years in the ten years preceding the end of the emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article R6323-18-2-1

I.-When the professional transition project is granted to an intermittent performing artist or technician mentioned in article R. 6323-9-1 who fulfils the seniority condition mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies

…22 et seq. of the commercial code who does not benefit from the schemes defined in articles 50-0,64 bis and 102 ter of this code may opt to be treated as a single-member limited liability company or a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 D

Natural persons carrying on business in France or owning property there, without having their tax domicile there, as well as the persons mentioned in 2 of the article 4 B, may be invited by the tax de…

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