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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-1

…union organisations and by the employers' professional organisations under the following conditions:1° Ten seats are allocated to employees' trade union organisations whose statutory vocation is cross…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of State representatives

Article R1213-18

…sentatives mentioned in 7° of II of article L. 1212-1 and their alternates are appointed as follows:1° One representative and his or her alternate of different genders by order of the Prime Minister;2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Use of the vocational training account

Article L4163-8

…nt decides to mobilise all or part of the points registered in the account for the use mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, these points are converted into euros to top up his personal training…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A ter

…e 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties the woods and forests mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 211-1 of the Forestry Code. To benefit from this exemption, the Office Nationa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article D211-1

…he insured of his intention to cancel the contract, with one of the following supporting documents: 1° In the event of the transfer for destruction of a passenger car, van or three-wheeled moped to a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…solvency capital requirement provided for in Article R. 352-2 as the sum of the following elements: 1° The amount corresponding to the sum of nine per thousand of the sum of the technical provisions r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies D

I. - 1. The sum of the income tax reductions mentioned in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B and 199 undecies C and the carryovers of these tax reductions, which may be offset for a taxpayer in r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-14

…ay, but are not obliged to institute all of the categories listed below, grant in their cemeteries: 1° Temporary concessions for a maximum of fifteen years; 2° Thirty-year concessions; 3° Fifty-year c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-11

The conversion of one or more public health establishments, as provided for in article L. 6141-7-1, is decided by order of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which th…

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