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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Helping employers manage health and safety at work

Article L4644-1

…receive occupational health training under the conditions set out in articles L. 2315-16 to L. 2315-18. Failing this, if the skills in the company do not allow these activities to be organised, the em…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…occupation of a site located on a market or under a hall created in application of article L. 2224-18 du code général des collectivités territoriales, persons carrying on a commercial or craft activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-21

The provisions of Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8, L. 722-18 to L. 722-20 do not apply to financial relations between : 1° On the one hand, New Caledonia and, on the other hand, mainland France, Guadelo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

…s and products in list A in an existing building mentioned in article R. 1334-17 or article R. 1334-18 sends a copy of the identification report to the prefect of the département in which the existing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-13

…rest accounts subject to the operating conditions provided for in the articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18.He participates in the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity, except when he is personally c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…on of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information techno…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…R. 212-41 ; c) Article 28 of Decree no. 2010-416 of 27 April 2010 on the film and audiovisual contribution made by television service publishers and radio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 C

…on of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, are not dependent, for the periods in res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…n or be contrary to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse or the rules of the trading venue ;2° Ensure that persons using the servi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-16

…mentary report in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. This report shall be submitted to the body responsible for administration or to the supe…

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