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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-2

The directors of legal entities or natural persons shall inform their trade union organisations, their subsidiaries and their establishments that have representatives or elected representatives: 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

The Specialised Commission on Mental Health comprises no more than fifteen members elected from the plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1446-8,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-2

In order to grant authorisation to an investment firm, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the firm: 1. Has its registered office and effective management in France…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexies

I. - Intra-Community acquisitions of new means of transport made by persons mentioned in 2° of I of article 256 bis or by any other non-taxable person.II. - The supply by a taxable person of a new mea…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2

The athlete shall declare his status at the time of any medical consultation which gives rise to a prescription.Athletes taking part in or preparing for the events mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-2

I.- The following shall be sent to the representative of the State in the département or to his delegate in the arrondissement, under the conditions set out in II:1° The deliberations of the town coun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-2

Non-profit lending of labour is authorised. In this case, articles L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-24, 2° and 3° ofarticle L. 2312-6, 9° of II ofarticle L. 2312-26 andarticle L. 5221-4 of this Code as well as a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R772-2

For the application of Chapters I and II of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Econom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-24

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall determine the list, model, frequency and deadlines for the transmission of documents and information that must be submitted to it periodicall…

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