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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-12

…ied out concurrently with that provided for in first paragraph of article 4 of order no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 as amended establishing the order of chartered accountants and regulating the titl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-3

…support contract and to the remuneration provided for in 7° of article 1 of decree no. 2005-505 of 19 May 2005 relating to the business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an eco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-818

The provisions of article 15 of decree no. 88-386 of 19 April 1988 relating to physical fitness conditions and sick leave for hospital civil servants are applicable to practitioners governed by this c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the conditions set by the articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…ng from reinsurance contracts, calculated in accordance with the provisions in force at 31 December 2015.The maximum deductible fraction decreases linearly at the end of each year, from 100% at 1 Janu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-9

…ten agreement shall cover, as a minimum, the points listed in Annex IV to Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article D3821-12

…s D. 3121-21 to D. 3121-23-1 and D. 3121-24 to D. 3121-26, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2015-796 of 1st July 2015, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the following ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…taken in collective coordination proceedings pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings; 3° The decision pronouncing the closure of the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

…where applicable, of the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

…122-1, L. 122-2, L. 122-6, L. 124-1, L. 124-2, L. 127-6, L. 132-1, L. 132-10, L. 132-15 and L. 132-19.

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