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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-15

I.-The agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 defines the total amount of remuneration received by the employee in respect of the salary paid on behalf of the employer and the daily allowan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

I. - French issuers whose equity securities or debt securities with a nominal value of less than 1,000 euros and which are not money market instruments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Taking account of the national health strategy in Corsica, in the local authorities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R1411-11

…in the health and medico-social sectors, with each of the local authorities mentioned in article R. 1411-7. The regional cooperation referred to in article L. 1411-10 is developed in particular within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-1-1

Article L. 430-2 is amended as follows:1° In the first paragraphs of I to III, the word "three" is replaced by the word "two";2° The last paragraphs of I to III are deleted;3° IV is repealed.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater E

I.-Par délibération prise dans les conditions prévues au VI de l'article 1639 A bis, les organes délibérants des communes ou des établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

…ution and denominated in euros or in the currency of another State, under the following conditions :1° These funds must be returned by the credit institution to the holder in accordance with the appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1056

I. - 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12-1

When the request for payment is sent electronically pursuant to Articles L. 2392-1 to L. 2392-3, the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority corresponds to : 1° When in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to certain uses of works of visual art in the context of research and higher education activities

Article L139-1

Under the conditions provided for in articles L. 324-8-1 to L. 324-8-6, the contract by which an approved collective management organisation authorises the reproduction and representation of the works…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-1

…grant loan guarantees or sureties to the sports associations and societies mentioned in articles L. 121-1 and L. 122-2. However, local and regional authorities or their groupings may grant their guara…

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