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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe H

…ee no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. (2) Article L. 2213-2 of the French Public Procurement Code. (3) Articles L. 2213-8 and R. 2213-1 of the French Publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

I.-Any economic operator within the meaning of Article 3(13) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 who fails to provide the agents referred to in Article L. 4311-6 , other than those authorised under Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article D6152-514-1

…establishment, within the framework of the territorial hospital groupings mentioned in article L. 6132-1, when the shared medical project mentioned in I of article R. 6132-3 is adopted; The territori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…ncil of the Bar with which the lawyers are registered, in accordance with Article 17 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain legal professions. It may be assisted in its supervisory r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-11

…equal to 85% of the balance of a financial account containing the items provided for in Article A. 132-13. The profit-sharing account also includes the sums corresponding to the "ceded reinsurance ba…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

…r or drivers of the vehicle or vehicles named in the special terms and conditions of the contract remain the same, except in the event of a reduction in the number of drivers. Art. 11 - If the contrac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

…It further declares that these action plans reflect management's intentions;- it declares that the main assumptions used to establish accounting estimates reflect management's intentions and the enti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200

…sity foundations or partnership foundations mentioned respectively in articles L. 719-12 and L. 719-13 of the Education Code and, for employees, corporate officers, members and shareholders of the fou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Transfers

Article L224-40

…ire institué par la Caisse nationale de prévoyance de la fonction publique mentionné à l'article L. 132-23 du code des assurances ; 4° Une convention d'assurance de groupe dénommée "complémentaire ret…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…f the Criminal Code; 1° bis Crime of murder committed in concurrence, within the meaning of Article 132-2 of the Criminal Code, with one or more other murders ; 2° Crime of torture and acts of barbari…

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