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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-31

…are approved by the minister responsible for local authorities.The minister responsible for cities and the minister for the interior or their representatives attend committee meetings.The committee m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…ho rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms rented consti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…the benefit of any measure whatsoever to one or more employees on the grounds of sex shall be null and void.However, these provisions do not apply where the purpose of the clause is to apply provisio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

…of the French Commercial Code or who are subject to an equivalent procedure governed by foreign law;2° Who, on the date on which the granting authority decides on the admissibility of their applicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-3

…er nitrous oxide, including to a person of legal age, in the public houses mentioned in articles L. 3331-1, L. 3334-1 and L. 3334-2 and in tobacco shops.It is also prohibited to sell and distribute an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-37

In addition to the information set out in Article L. 236-10, the report of the merger auditor(s) shall also indicate: 1° The method(s) used to determine the amount of the buyout offer contemplated und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-3

…cost corresponding to the difference between the price of the good or service that he actually paid and the price that would have been paid in the absence of the commission of the infringement, subjec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-1

By way of derogation from Article 26, the declaration which must be received by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court is received by the president of the court of first…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-38

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine will acknowledge receipt of the request and specify the time required to examine it. If the request requires resources that are excessive in relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-36

In application of Article L. 1418-1, the academies, learned medical or scientific societies and approved associations mentioned in Article L. 1114-1 may refer to the Agence de la biomédecine any reque…

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