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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-6

Negotiable debt securities may be issued in euros or in any other currency. The Banque de France may suspend issues of securities denominated in a given currency for a period it determines.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Degressive temporary allowance agreement

Article R5123-11

The State's contribution may not exceed 75% of the amount of the allowance, nor may it exceed a maximum amount per employee set by joint order of the ministers responsible for employment and the budge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7

…onale de l'informatique et des libertés. The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés may, in order to carry out its duties as defined in article 66 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

The mayor may, in addition, by delegation of the municipal council, be entrusted, in whole or in part, and for the duration of his term of office:1° To determine and modify the allocation of communal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

…and public interest foundations in the research sector approved in accordance with Articles L. 421-14 and L. 421-15 which take on a foreign national for a period of more than three months for the pur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…service providers mentioned in Book V in the context of the activities defined in II of Article L. 314-1.II. - The provisions of this chapter apply if the payee's payment service provider and the paye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…f the next general renewal of municipal councils following the promulgation of Finance Act no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 for 2020 and grouping a population less than or equal to 150,000 inhabitant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

…mittee for each plan subscribed, subject to the case mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 144-13 ; 2° Organising consultations with members; 3° Providing secretarial services and financing f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…ember 2019;7° The provisions of Book VII with the exception of Articles R. 712-2, R. 712-13, R. 712-14, R. 712-21, R. 712-24, R. 714-4 et R. 714-6 only insofar as they concern industrial property atto…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 795

…ed in the hearts of national parks, made to the public establishment of the national park concerned;14° Gifts and bequests made to endowment funds meeting the conditions set out in g of 1 of article 2…

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