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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…national tax rate for each of these taxes to the communal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not assigned to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-5

The employer shall take all necessary steps to prevent, put an end to and punish acts of sexual harassment. In the workplace and on the premises or at the door of the premises where recruitment takes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-5

…one initially recognised for practitioners in the armed forces covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code. This qualification is valid only insofar as the armed forces practiti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-5

…btor has ceased trading, this summons must be served within one year of : 1° Removal from the trade and companies register. In the case of a legal entity, the time limit runs from the removal from the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-5

…iary sports companies, from the transfer of audiovisual exploitation rights provided for in article L. 333-1 is not taken into account when determining their taxable income for the financial year in w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-5

…prudentiel et de résolution identifies major difficulties in applying the provisions of this Title and Title VIII of this Book, it shall inform the Commission and the European Insurance and Occupatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-5

…may publish a call for creditors. He may verify, even of his own motion, the validity of the claims and the documents evidencing them as well as the amount of the sums claimed and ensure that the debt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5127-5

The inspectors referred to in article L. 5127-1 may not engage in any other professional activity, unless it is carried out exclusively in a health establishment. However, they may belong to the teach…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

…sued, has refused to issue, has suspended or has withdrawn the authorisation referred to in Article L. 5223-3, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-5

For the application of article L. 6235-1 in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the border countries are: 1° For Gu…

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