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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…uch is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a statement indicating the number of employees who took early retir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-345

…e to contractual employees of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of amendedlaw no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 laying down statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…has failed to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17° bis of article 138. The person may then, on the decision of a judicial police officer, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

…d medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is subject to the prior…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

…possibility of early closure in the event of full subscription before the expiry of this period; > 17° The procedures for convening a meeting of shareholders, with an indication of the possibility of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…execution of an investigative measure at the request of a foreign court pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L763-10

…w no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1508 of 3 December 2020 L. 451-2-1 Order no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-3 Order no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market transparency

Article L762-10

…w no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1508 of 3 December 2020 L. 451-2-1 Order no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-3 Order no. 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…t be exercised at the latest in respect of a financial year ended or a tax period closed before 1st January 2005. For companies that were eligible before 1 January 2007 and have not opted in, the opti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

…n accordance with VI of article 1379-0 bis as well as III of article 1521 and article 1522 until 15 January of the year following that of their creation. Failing this, the deliberations taken by the c…

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