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

Article L143-2

The benefits provided under the contracts referred to in article L. 143-1 may include additional cover in the event of the member's death before or after ceasing professional activity, as well as in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…r director of a social security fund mentioned inarticle L. 231-11 du code de la sécurité sociale ; 14° Membre du conseil d'administration d'une mutuelle, union ou fédération mentionné à l'article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

I.-A person of full age who meets the age conditions set by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Agence de la biomédecine, may benefit from the collection, retrieval and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…on the disclosure and free working of patents for invention referred to in Articles L. 612-10, L. 614-5 and L. 614-21;2° The registration and publication of trademarks or service marks and the examin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…33-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in its wording resulting from decree no. 2021-1369 of 20 October 2021;2° The provisions of Book II;3° The provisions of Book III w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…he sums deducted in application of the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A are declared under the conditions provided for in article 87 A and paid to the competent public accounta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L765-2

…or recognised as journalists pursuant to provisions having the same purpose in French Polynesia"; 14° In Article L. 744-17, the words: "the public prosecutors responsible for the place of departure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…lating to the personalised autonomy allowance;13° The costs of the departmental epizootics service ;14° Participation in the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service;15° Expenditure resulting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms;3° Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…ices and metropolitan hygiene and health services under the conditions provided for by l'article L. 1422-1 of the public health code if the metropolitan authority exercises this competence; 11° The fe…

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