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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…eshold defined by the Council's regulations or entered into under 4° and 14° of article L. 6123-5 ; 13° The acquisition or disposal of real estate assets; 14° The multi-annual property strategy plan;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…is of general interest or urgent in nature. With regard to work carried out on the State's public domain, only investment expenditure carried out by local authorities or their groupings that have sign…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6-1

…the author when they are carried out for the purposes and under the conditions mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 122-5.VIII. This Article may not be interpreted as permitting interference with a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-104-1

…ties or territorially competent public bodies may request that the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 et L. 752-4 du code de la sécurité sociale or article L. 723-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-73

…r information required by the marketing authorisation decision; 12° The words "for veterinary use". 13° Where applicable, the words "to be dispensed only on prescription", together with a reference to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-3

…II of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réunion will no longer benefit from this scheme. The départements participat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…gration companies and temporary work-integration companies mentioned, respectively, in Articles L. 5132-5 and L. 5132-6 du code du travail; 4° Intermediary associations mentioned in article L. 5132-7…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…e certificate. Karate Order of 30 June 1971 State certificate for judo, karate and aikido teachers (main option: karate). Brevet d'Etat du deuxième degré. Swimming Order of 28 March 1969 Order of 6 Ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…that non-financial entity ; 2° Positions held by or on behalf of a financial entity belonging to a mainly commercial group and acting on behalf of a non-financial entity belonging to the mainly comme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2

…y the persons consulted under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. The Committee may hear the competent statutory auditor(s), w…

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