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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-9

I.-A permanent joint committee for negotiation and interpretation is set up by agreement or convention in each branch.II - The joint committee performs the following tasks of general interest:1° It re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-1

…l refuse registration if the applicant does not meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 4222-4 and L. 4232-12, if it is established, under the conditions laid down in II, that he does not meet th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-7

I.-Third-party donors who are not subject to the provisions of Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the Legislative Part of this Code at the time of donation may, at any time, contact the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Consultation prior to voluntary interruption of pregnancy

Article R2212-2

…1° They must be managed by a legal person governed by public law or by a legal person governed by private law with a non-profit-making aim and a social purpose ; 2° Have premises suitable for the type…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-105-2

…arty body referred to in V of article L. 225-102-1 is appointed, as appropriate, by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Management Board, for a period not exceeding six financial years,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-4

…four years of higher education after the baccalaureate, who meet the conditions for access to the civil service and who can provide evidence of a minimum of four years' professional experience may pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

The owner of a business subject to the lien or pledge provided for in Chapters I to III of Title IV of this Book must, prior to joining a collective shop and transferring the business to the said shop…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-11

…e L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify whether the insurance and reinsurance undertakings are subject by the supervisory authority of the ultimate parent underta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Simplified tax regimes

Article 302 septies A bis

I. - With regard to the taxation of industrial and commercial profits, an actual profit regime is instituted for small and medium-sized enterprises which includes lighter obligations.II. - (Repealed).…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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