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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-13-2

…n article R. 5132-10-13 for the first year of performance of the open-ended employment contract; 2° 70% of the basic amount of the aforementioned aid from the second year of performance of the open-en…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…ring the year;5° The accounts for each financial year and the allocation of results; 6° Borrowings; 7° Acquisitions, exchanges and disposals of real estate as well as the taking out and sale of leases…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality

Article L2131-7

Every three years, before 1 June, the Government submits to Parliament a report on the a posteriori control exercised over the acts of the communes by the representatives of the State in the départeme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-1

In application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and of Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 as amended by Directive (EU…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-7

…financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-76

…e are performed by the commune's accounting officer.However, when annual operating revenue exceeds €76,225, these functions may be entrusted to an accounting officer by decision of the municipal counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…rd of Directors, with the authorisation of the supervisory ministers. Decisions relating to 4°, 6°, 7°, 9°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16, 19° and 20° of article R. 5315-3 are enforceable after joint approval by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-7

…cular the indicators relating to production costs in agriculture mentioned in III of article L. 631-24 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. The distributor may ask the manufacturer to appoint an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-74

…services or organisations served by the pharmacy; 6° A detailed, dimensioned plan of the premises; 7° The various fire and rescue centres and health and medical rescue services served and their locat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 730 quinquies

…tioned in a and b, transfers are subject to registration duty at the rate set in 2° of I of article 726.

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