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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-2

…t on the former employer on the date of the change, except in the following cases:1° Safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings ;2° Substitution of employers without any agreement b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-2

…ed minor may not be a donor. Prior to the donation, the donor shall be duly informed of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to gamete donation, in particular the provisions of article L…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Lien and enforcement of pledges

Article L124-2

…udiovisual register or in the options register, the beneficiary of one of the rights referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 123-1 duly registered, and upon production of the statement provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-2

…ation or group, set by decree. This decree also sets the conditions under which this limit may be waived for associations and groups whose exclusive purpose is to contribute to the development of film…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article R414-2

A copy of the reports provided for in article L. 414-1 is sent to the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-2

…d Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of the titles devoted to each of these collectivities in the book relating to overseas France in each part.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Taxable persons - Place of taxation

Article 218 bis

Companies or legal entities liable for corporation tax under Article 206, with the exception of those designated in Article 5 of the aforementioned article, are personally subject to the tax on the sh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Taxable persons - Place of taxation

Article 218 A

…ty. However, the administration may designate as the place of taxation: either that where the effective management of the company is provided; or that of its registered office. 2. Legal entities carry…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-2

…which concerns the award or payment of a grant to a body in which they hold a directorship or executive position. The Committee deliberates by a majority of the members present or represented. In the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-2

…comprises: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Two judges from the courts of appeal appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation fr…

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