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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article R2335-1

…vided for this purpose, up to the amount mentioned in article 82 of finance law no. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019, and the number of beneficiary communes in mainland and overseas France ; 3°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-6

…n obligations shall apply as from the deadline set pursuant to 3° of II of Article 15 of Order 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 on the resolution regime in the banking sector for compliance with the mini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…e employment contract of an employee hired after the date of publication of Law no. 2006-1770 of 30 December 2006 for the development of employee participation and shareholding and containing various…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…ance Code and exercising the powers of a resolution authority within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…measure, subject to appeal, under the conditions set out in the article 24 of law n° 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain judicial and legal professions; the Bar Council shall give it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

…egulated professions for which a European professional card, referred to in Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…ed; Number of days of absence due to illness (I); Breakdown of absences due to illness by duration (16) (I); Number of days of absence due to accidents at work, commuting accidents or occupational ill…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 B

…uropean Union, are established in one or more States which treat this entity as a taxable person; > 16° Associated company of a taxpayer: an associated company of a taxpayer which has a direct or indi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…ticle L. 612-33 have not been complied with.For breaches of the obligations set out in Articles L. 516-1, L. 521-1 to L. 521-6 and L. 522-1 to L. 522-6 of the Insurance Code by the persons mentioned i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…control environment, which is reflected in the behaviour of the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code and management, their degree of sensitivity and the actions they ar…

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