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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-138

…owing provisions: 1° Ventilation and sanitation rules provided for in articles R. 4222-1 to R. 4222-17 and R. 4222-20 to R. 4222-22 ; 2° Rules relating to the thermal environment, cold and bad weather…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…ponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…n a position in accordance with their status; 2° Contractual agents governed by decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State tak…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VE

…eral undertaking to sell or a synallagmatic undertaking to sell, signed and dated between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 at the latest; 2° Completed no later than 31 December of the second year f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 S

…fteen months for shows that have obtained their provisional approval between 1 July 2019 and 2 June 2021. In this case, the company shall repay the tax credit obtained in respect of expenditure incurr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-5

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-21

…s any legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of money; 2° To rescind a contract for failure t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article D2334-4-1

I. - The inventory provided for in article L. 2334-17 is drawn up by the legal entity that owns the property. It includes the following information: A.-General data concerning: 1° The owner: name or c…

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