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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-32

By way of derogation from article R. 4323-31, work equipment not designed for lifting people may be used: 1° Either to access a workstation or to perform work when the use of equipment specially desig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-3

…this part and registered or having declared its activity to the single body mentioned inarticle R. 123-1 of the French Commercial Code. In this case, the organisation must declare itself to the region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-3

The information contained in each advertisement must be accurate, up-to-date, verifiable and sufficiently complete to enable, as appropriate, the general public to understand the intended use of the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of material safety monitoring

Article R5212-3

…al investigations, in particular the report on clinical investigations mentioned in Article R. 5211-37 and the information listed in Article R. 5211-38, as well as access to information relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355

…her experience. The emoluments of practitioners recruited under the terms of 2° of article R. 6152-338 may include a variable part subject to the fulfilment of specific commitments and objectives set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-3

…2-1; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23; 3° The multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-26

…t possible to transfer the credit risk associated with an asset referred to in 1° of Article R. 214-32-22 independently of the other risks associated with this asset;2° They give rise to the delivery…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 38, capital gains from the disposal of fixed assets are subject to separate regimes depending on whether they are realised in the short or long term.2. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L775-37

…table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 562-1 and L. 562-2 Order 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-3 to L. 562-9 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 562-10 Ordinance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-3-1

If the apprenticeship contract is terminated in application of article L. 6225-3, the training centre in which the apprentice is registered will take the necessary steps to enable him to follow his th…

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